صَدَفِىٌّ
Root: صدف
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صَدَفِىٌّ
A camel of a certain sort, of excellent quality, [ISd says,] so called, I think, in relation to a tribe of Arabs of El-Yemen, or in relation to a sub-tribe (بَطْن) of Kindeh, called
الصَّدِفُ. [See also صَرَفِىٌّ.]
def.2 [Also a rel. n. from صَدَفٌ; Testaceous.]
def.2 [Also a rel. n. from صَدَفٌ; Testaceous.]
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