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زَبِيلٌ

Root: زبل

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زَبِيلٌ and زِبِّيلٌ and زِنْبِيلٌ and , the last mentioned by Sgh, on the authority of Fr, A [basket of palm-leaves, such as is called] مِكْتَل, or قُفَّة: or a جِرَاب: or a وِعَآء, in which things are carried: a thing well known: pl. زُبُلٌ and زُبْلَانٌ, and زَنَابِيلُ. One says, عِنْدَهُ زُبُلٌ مِنْ تَمْرٍ and [With him are palm-leaf-baskets of dates].

def.2 For the first, see also زِبْلٌ.
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