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Old 6th September 2013, 12:24 PM   #4
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Excellent info, Stu. Thanks!

I would like to add that the term dharia is indeed derived from Dhurai'ah which is derived from dhera'a or arm length.

Both the term dhurai'ah and Sabiki refer to these long daggers though sometimes it appears to be regional names rather than type names...
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