Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

حُسْبَانَةٌ

Root: حسب

Full Definition

حُسْبَانَةٌ n. un. of حُسْبَانٌ [q. v.].
2 Also A thunderbolt; syn. صَاعِقَةٌ: and حُسْبَانٌ , [of which it is the n. un.,] thunderbolts; syn. صَوَاعِقُ.
3 A hailstone; syn. بَرَدَةٌ. (K. [In some copies of the K بَرْدَةٌ.])
4 A cloud.

def.2 A small ant.

def.3 A small pillow; and so مِحْسَبَةٌ : or this signifies a pillow of skin, or leather.


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