Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مَجْبَنَةٌ

Root: جبن

Full Definition

مَجْبَنَةٌ [A cause of cowardice, or weak-heartedness]. One says, الوَلَدُ مَجْبَنَةٌ مَبْخَلَةٌ [Children are a cause of cowardice and a cause of niggardliness]; because one loves continuance of life, and property, on account of them.


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