Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

حَاقِبٌ

Root: حقب

Full Definition

حَاقِبٌ A camel suffering suppression of his urine: and حَقِبٌ [signifies the same; or] a camel having difficulty in staling, in consequence of the pressure of his حَقَب [or hind girth] upon his sheath, which sometimes kills him. And the former, A man who is caused to hurry by the issuing of his urine: or who requires to go to the privy for the discharge of his urine, [or to evacuate his bowels,] and does it not until he suffers constipation: or one suffering constipation. [See an ex. voce حَاقِنٌ.]


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