Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

أَقْلَبَ

Root: قلب

Form: 4

Full Definition

أَقْلَبَIV see 1, in six places. [اقلبهُ, said of God, also signifies He made him to return from a journey: see an ex. in the first paragraph of art. صحب. (In the phrase أَقْبِلْنَا بِذِمَّةٍ, expl. in the TA in art. دم as meaning Restore us to our family in safety, أَقْبِلْنَا is a mistranscription for أَقْلِبْنَا.)]

def.2 اقلب as intrans., said of bread [and the like], It became fit to be turned over [in order that the other side might become thoroughly baked].
2 And اقلب العِنَبُ The grapes became dry, or tough, externally, and were therefore turned over, or shifted.

def.3 Also He had his camels attacked by the disease called قُلَاب.


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