كَلِيبٌ
Root: كلب
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كَلِيبٌ
: see كَلْبٌ and كَلِبٌ.
2 Respecting this word in the following verse of TaäbbataSharran,
2 Respecting this word in the following verse of TaäbbataSharran,
[When war sets over thee &c.] there are two opinions: one, that by كليب is meant مُكَالِب : the other, that it is an Verbal.Noun of كَلِبَتِ الحَرْبُ [“ The war became vehement, severe, or fierce ”]: the former is the more valid.إِذَا الحَرْبُ أَوْلَتْكَ الكَلِيبَ فَوَلِّهَا كَلِيبَكَ وَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّهَا سَوْفَ تَنْجَلِى
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