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عَسَبَ

Root: عسب

Form: 1

Full Definition

عَسَبَI , Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun عَسْبٌ, He covered, or compressed, the she-camel. [See also عَسْبٌ below.]
2 And one says, الكَلْبُ يَعْسِبُ The dog chases the bitches with the desire of coupling.
3 And عَسَبَهُ فَحْلَهُ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, He let him his stallion to cover for hire. [See also 4.]
4 And عَسَبَ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, He gave hire for a stallion's covering. You say, عَسَبْتُ الرَّجُلَ, Verbal.Noun as above, I gave the man hire for a stallion's covering.
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