سَمْسَمٌ
Root: سم
Full Definition
def.2 It is also an epithet, of which only the fem., with ة, is mentioned: see سَمَامٌ.
2 [Hence,] سَمْسَمٌ and سَمْسَامٌ , or السَّمْسَمُ and , [the latter erroneously written in the CK السِّمام,]) The wolf; because of his lightness, or activity, or agility: or السَّمْسَمُ signifies the wolf that is small in the body.
3 And السَّمْسَمُ The fox; as also سَمْسَمٌ [without ال], and .
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