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لِيفٌ

Root: ليف

Full Definition

لِيفٌ [The membranous fibres that grow at the base of the branches of the palm-tree:] the best sort is the ليف of the cocoa-nut. See شَرِيعٌ.
2 لِيفٌ is used by Ibn-Mukbil as meaning A she-camel's tail. (TA in arts. شذب and شمل.)
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