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مَسَلّ

Root: سل

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مَسَلّ in the phrase مَضْجَعُهُ كَمَسَلِّ شَطْبَةٍ, in the trad. of Umm-Zara, meaning [His sleepingplace is] like a green palm-stick drawn forth from its skin [by reason of his slenderness], or, as some say, a sword drawn forth [from its scabbard], is [originally] an Verbal.Noun used in the sense of a pass. part. n. (TA. [See also art. شطب.])
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