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ّحَبَشِىُّ

Root: حبش

Full Definition

ّحَبَشِىُّ a rel. n. from الحَبَشَةُ; [signifying Of, or belonging to, or relating to, Abyssinia or the Abyssinians.]
2 [An Abyssinian;] one of the race called الحَبَش.
3 حَبَشِيَّةٌ and A black, or an intensely black, she-camel.
4 الحَبَشِىُّ مِنَ النَّمْلِ The black ant. (M in art. دلم.)
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