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لَبَدٌ

Root: لبد

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لَبَدٌ Wool. Hence the saying مَا لَهُ سَبَدٌ وَلَا لَبَدٌ He has neither hair nor wool: or, neither what has hair nor what has wool: or, neither little nor much: or, he has not anything: for the wealth of the Arabs consisted of horses, camels, sheep and goats, and cows; and all of these are included in this saying See also سَبَدٌ.
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