رِبْضَةٌ
Root: ربض
Full Definition
رِبْضَةٌ
A mode, or manner, of lying upon the breast: this is the primary meaning.
2 And A place thereof. (Har ibid. [See again رَبَضٌ, first signification.])
3 See also رَبِيضٌ, in three places.
4 Also
def.2 Also The body [of an animal] when lying upon the breast; particularly, of a hare, and of a lamb, and of a she-goat; and so رُبْضَةٌ . Hence the saying, أَتَانَا بِثَرِيدٍ كَأَنَّهُ رِبْضَةُ أَرْنَبٍ [He brought us crumbled bread moistened with broth resembling in size and shape the body of a hare lying upon its breast].
2 And A place thereof. (Har ibid. [See again رَبَضٌ, first signification.])
3 See also رَبِيضٌ, in three places.
4 Also
def.2 Also The body [of an animal] when lying upon the breast; particularly, of a hare, and of a lamb, and of a she-goat; and so رُبْضَةٌ . Hence the saying, أَتَانَا بِثَرِيدٍ كَأَنَّهُ رِبْضَةُ أَرْنَبٍ [He brought us crumbled bread moistened with broth resembling in size and shape the body of a hare lying upon its breast].
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