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مِصْقَعٌ

Root: صقع

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مِصْقَعٌ An eloquent speaker or orator or preacher: or one loud in voice: or one who is not impeded in his speech, and who does not reiterate in speech by reason of inability to say what he would, or is not unable to find words to express what he would say: or one who is skilful, and penetrating, or effective, in his speech: or one who goes into every , i. e. نَاحِيَة, [meaning province,] of speech: (TA in this art. and in art. رقع:) [said to be] from الصَّقْعُ meaning “ the raising of the voice; ” or from الصُّقْعُ [expl. above]; or, as some say, from صَقَعَهُ meaning “ he struck him upon his صَوْقَعَة; ” but this last derivation is far-fetched: pl. مَصَاقِعُ.
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