سَيَّافٌ

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سَيَّافٌ An owner, or a possessor, of a سَيْف [or sword]; as also مُسِيفٌ : pl. [or rather coll. gen. n.] of the former سَيَّافَةٌ: or this last signifies a people, or party, whose حُصُون [or fortresses] are their سُيُوف [or sword; i. e. whose only means of defence are their swords].
2 Also A man who is a frequent shedder of blood; or who sheds much blood. [An executioner who slays with the sword.]
3 And A maker of سُيُوف [or swords]. [And A seller of swords.]

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