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زَبْنٌ

Root: زبن

Full Definition

زَبْنٌ A tent, or house, (بَيْتٌ,) standing apart from the [other] tents or houses: as though it were pushed from them.
2 See also زَبَنٌ.
3 مَقَامُ زَبْنٍ A narrow standing-place, upon which a man cannot stand by reason of its narrowness and slipperiness.
4 [In one place in the CK, الزَّبْنُ is erroneously put for الزَّبِنُ.]
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