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صِوَانٌ

Root: صون

Full Definition

صِوَانٌ and صُوَانٌ and صَوَانٌ and صِيَانٌ and صُيَانٌ and صَيَانٌ, but the third and the last two are extr., A thing, or receptacle, [or chest or the like,] used as a repository for a garment, as also مَصَانٌ , [or for clothes,] or for a thing: pl. أصْونَةٌ: or مَصَانٌ signifies any place in which one reposits a garment. (TA in art. ضرس.)
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