Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مَأْبُونٌ

Root: ابن

Full Definition

مَأْبُونٌ Made an object of imputation, or suspected, of evil: thus when used alone: otherwise you add بِخَيْرٍ [of good], and بِشَّرٍ [of evil].
2 Hence, [A catamite;] one with whom enormous wickedness is committed; i. q. مُخَنَّثٌ. (Idem, voce دُعْبُوثٌ.)
3 Also One who is imprisoned; because suspected of a foul fault, or crime.


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