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رَعِيبٌ

Root: رعب

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رَعِيبٌ Afraid, or frightened, or terrified: [or filled with fear: or in a state of the utmost fear or terror: ] and so مَرْعُوبٌ , and مُرَعَّبٌ , and مُرْتَعِبٌ : and signifies [the same; or] weak and cowardly. [Hence,] رَجُلٌ رَعِيبُ العَيْنِ and and A cowardly man, who sees nothing without being frightened. [رَغِيبُ العَيْنِ has a different meaning: see art رغب.]
2 Also Fat, as an epithet; dripping with grease: and so مُرَعْبِبٌ . And applied to a camel's hump as meaning Full and fat.
3 And Short; as also أَرْعَبُ : pl. [of the former] رُعُبٌ and [of the latter] رُعْبٌ.
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