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مِجْدَافٌ مجداف The wing of a bird: (S, Msb, K:) sometimes with ذ. (Msb.) ― -b2- And hence, (K,) [An oar; a paddle;] a certain appertenance of a ship or boat; (As, S, Msb, K;) a piece of wood at the head of which is a broad board, with which one propels a ship or boat; (M, TA;) and ↓ مِجْدَفٌ [signifies the same;] a certain thing with which a ship, or boat, is put in motion: (Mgh:) pl. مَجَادِيفُ: (Msb:) from جَدَفَ said of a bird: (As, S, M:) also called مِجْذَافٌ (IDrd, S, Msb) and مِقْذَفٌ and مِقْذَافٌ. (TA.) ― -b3- And hence, as being likened thereto, (tropical:) A whip: and so with ذ. (TA in this art, and in art. جذف.) ― -b4- And for a similar reason, (tropical:) The neck. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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