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سَكَّانٌ

Root: سكن

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سَكَّانٌ A maker of سَكَاكِين [or knives], pl. of سِكِينٌ; as also سَكَاكِينِىٌّ , which latter is held by ISd to be post-classical, being formed from the pl., whereas by rule it should be formed from the sing.
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