Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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قَهْقَبٌ

قَهْقَبٌ Big, bulky, or large in body; as also قَهْقَمٌ: (Seer, L:) or the same as an epithet applied to a camel: (TA:) or big, bulky, or large in body, and advanced in years; as also قَهْقَبٌّ, (Ḳ,) and قَرْهَبٌ. (TA.)

Root: قهقب - Entry: قَهْقَبٌ Signification: A2

Tall, or long, and having a capacious belly. (Ḳ.)

Root: قهقب - Entry: قَهْقَبٌ Signification: A3

Hard, and strong, or robust. (M.)

Root: قهقب - Entry: قَهْقَبٌ Signification: A4

I. q. بَاذِ نْجَانٌ; (IAạr, Ḳ:) as also كَهْكَبٌ. (TA.)


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