غَضْبَانُ

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غَضْبَانُ [and, in the dial. of BenooAsad, as is implied by the fem. in that dial. mentioned in what follows, غَضْبَانٌ,] and غَضِبٌ and غَضُوبٌ [which is both masc. and fem.] and غُضُبٌّ and غُضُبَّةٌ and and , or the last, accord. to MF, is غُضَبَةٌ , are epithets applied to an angry man: [the first seems often to signify simply Angry, like غَضِبٌ; but accord. to SM,] all these epithets signify quickly, or soon, angry [as غُضُبَّةٌ is said in the S to signify, on the authority of As]: the fem. of the first word is غَضْبَى, and غَضْبَانَةٌ, which is seldom used; and غَضُوبٌ is also used as a fem. epithet [as stated above], and has an intensive signification: pl. غِضَابٌ and غَضْبَى and غُضَابَى and غَضَابَى.

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