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Arabic
šariyyān-, širyān- - artery
(BK 1 1224, Lane 1546)
It is not clear whether the meaning of the last form refers to the singular or the plural: data from other dictionaries corraborate the former suggestion (Dozy I 754, Belot Arb.-Fr. 371).
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PS
*ŝVry/w/ˁ-, *ŝVry/ ˁ-ān-
- (Achilles) tendon; sinew, muscle (of leg)
(SED I No. 268)
A very difficult case (v. SED I).