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سَهُوكٌ

Root: سهك

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سَهُوكٌ and and سَيْهَكٌ and سَيْهُوكٌ [like سَهُوجٌ and سَاهِجَةٌ &c.] A vehement, or violent, wind, paring [the ground]; as also مَسْهَكَةٌ : [pl. of ↓ the second سَوَاهِكُ:] El-Kumeyt says, رَمَادًا أَطَارَتْهُ السَّوَاهِكُ رِمْدِدَا [Ashes which the violent winds made to fly away reduced to the most minute particles].
2 السَّهُوكُ The eagle.
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