مِنْسَأَةٌ
Root: نسأ
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مِنْسَأَةٌ
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مَنْسَأَةٌ , and also without ء, A staff, or stick: so called because a beast is urged or driven with it: a pastor's great staff. For مِنْسَأَتَهُ, in the Kur, xxxiv. 13, some read مِنْ سَأَتِهِ; i. e. “ from, or of, the end of his staff; ” سأَة originally signifying the “ bent part at each end of a bow; ” and being here used tropically. This reading is disapproved by the author of the K. but is supported by good authorities.
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