ضَبْعٌ
Root: ضبع
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ضَبْعٌ
The عَضُد [i. e. upper arm of a human being, and arm of a quadruped], altogether: or the middle thereof, with its flesh: and the inner side thereof: or the armpit: or the portion, of the upper part of the
عَضُد, that is between the armpit and the half of the former: it is of man and of other than man: pl. أَضْبَاعٌ. One says, أَبَدَّ ضَبعَيْهِ, [expl. in art. بد,] speaking of a man praying. And أَخَذْتُ بِضَبْعَىْ فُلَانٍ فَلَمْ أُفَارِقْهُ and مَدَدْتُ بِضَبْعَيْهِ, meaning I seized the middle of the upper arms of such a one [and did not relinquish him]. And جَذَبَهُ بِضَبْعَيْهِ
def.2 Also Any [hill such as is termed] أَكَمَة that is black and somewhat oblong.
def.3 ذَهَبَ بِهِ ضَبْعًا لَبْعًا means بَاطِلًا [i. e., app., He took it away with a false pretence; or in play, or sport]; namely, a thing; لَبْعًا being an imitative sequent.
def.4 See also ضَبُعٌ.
def.5 And see what here next follows.
def.2 Also Any [hill such as is termed] أَكَمَة that is black and somewhat oblong.
def.3 ذَهَبَ بِهِ ضَبْعًا لَبْعًا means بَاطِلًا [i. e., app., He took it away with a false pretence; or in play, or sport]; namely, a thing; لَبْعًا being an imitative sequent.
def.4 See also ضَبُعٌ.
def.5 And see what here next follows.
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