وَبَرٌ

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وَبَرٌ The صُوف, [here meaning the fur, or soft hair,] of the camel, and of the hare or rabbit, and the like; and in like manner, that of the سَمُّور [or sable], and of the fox, and of the فَنَك [or marten]: or it is to the camel like wool (صوف) to the sheep; and so to the hare or rabbit, and the like: originally an Verbal.Noun: n. un. with ة: pl. أَوْبَارٌ.
2 أَهْلُ الوَبَرِ The people of the deserts; [or rather the people of the tents;] because they make their tents of the وَبَر of camels [as well as of goat's hair, which is not included in the term وَبَرٌ, but is called شَعَرٌ]: opposed to أَهْلُ المَدَرِ the people of the cities and of the towns and villages. See also مَدَرٌ.
3 أَخَذَ الشَّىْءَ بِوَبَرِهِ He took the thing altogether; he took the whole of the thing: as also أَخَذَهُ بِزَوْبَرِهِ.

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