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مُشْبٍ

Root: شبو

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مُشْبٍ [act. part. n. of 4,] A man having a son born to him sharp in intellect; and so مُشْبًى , (K, TA, [in the CK, erroneously, مَشْبِىٌّ,]) accord. to IAar, but disallowed by Th. And the former, accord. to IAar, A man who begets generous offspring.
2 And مُشْبِيَةٌ A woman affectionate, kind, or favourably inclined, to her children.
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