Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

شِبْعٌ

Root: شبع

Full Definition

شِبْعٌ a subst., signifying A thing that satiates one, sates one, or satisfies one's stomach; consisting of bread, and of flesh-meat, &c.; as also شِبَعٌ : accord. to some, the former is an Verbal.Noun: or it is an Verbal.Noun and also a subst. signifying as above. You say, الرَّغِيفُ شِبْعِى The cake of bread [is that which] satiates me, &c.


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