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صَيْدَنٌ ذ A firm, strong, or compact, building. (M.) ― -b2- And A firm, strong, or compact, garment, or piece of cloth: (M:) or a [garment of the kind called] كِسَآء that is stout, or strong, or that is thick, or compact, in texture. (K.) ― -b3- And A king; (S, M, K;) because of the firmness of his rule, or his state, or condition; as also ↓ صَيْدَنَانِىٌّ and صَيْدَلَانِىٌّ. (M.) ― -b4- And A fox; (S, M, K;) as also ↓ صَيْدَنَانِىٌّ : (K:) or الصَّيْدَنُ is one of the names thereof. (TA.) ― -b5- And The hyena. (K.) ― -b6- See also صَيْدَنَانِىٌّ. ― -b7- Also A species of fly, that makes a buzzing sound over the herbage. (IKh, TA.) ― -b8- And, as also صَيْدَلٌ, Stones [i. e. pieces of ore] of silver: to which are likened what are termed حِجَارَةٌ العَقَاقِيرِ. (IDrst, TA. [See صَيْدَلٌ; and see also صَيْدَانٌ, below.])
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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