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صَيْقَلٌ

Root: صقل

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صَيْقَلٌ One who practises the art of polishing and sharpening swords and the like: [commonly called in the present day :] pl. صَيَاقِلَةٌ and صَيَاقِيلُ: the ة in the former pl. is affixed irregularly, as in مَلَائِكَةٌ and قَشَاعِمَةٌ.
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