صَيْدَنَانِىٌّ
Root: صدن
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صَيْدَنَانِىٌّ
A certain creeping thing, (دَابَّةٌ, M,) or a small creeping thing, (دُوَيْبَّةٌ, S, K,) that makes for itself a habitation in the ground, within the ground, and conceals it; i. e. covers it over; so says A 'Obeyd; also called
صَيْدَنٌ : accord. to IKh, a certain small creeping thing (دويبّة) that collects pieces of stick, or wood, from the plants: accord. to IAar, a certain creeping thing (دَابَّةٌ) having many legs, so many that they cannot be counted, which are short and long.
2 See also صَيْدَنٌ, in two places.
3 Also i. q. صَيْدَلَانِىٌّ as meaning A seller of medicines, or of perfumes: so called as being likened to the small creeping thing mentioned above: or from صَيْدَنٌ in a sense expl. above as syn. with صَيْدَلٌ.
2 See also صَيْدَنٌ, in two places.
3 Also i. q. صَيْدَلَانِىٌّ as meaning A seller of medicines, or of perfumes: so called as being likened to the small creeping thing mentioned above: or from صَيْدَنٌ in a sense expl. above as syn. with صَيْدَلٌ.
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