يَعْبُوبٌ

Root: عب

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يَعْبُوبٌ A river, or rivulet, that runs in a vehement manner: or a rivulet, or streamlet, abounding in water.
2 And hence, or from عُبَابُ المَآءِ meaning “ the vehemence of the running of water, ” and therefore tropical, A horse that runs much and vehemently: or a horse that is swift in his running, and, or, as some say, long, or tall, syn. طَوِيلٌ: or a courser easy in his running: or that takes long, or wide, steps, in running, or that runs far. [Golius, who writes the word يُعْبُوبٌ, gives among its significations that of A locust that leaps far or rapidly, as from the K; in a copy of which he probably found جَرَاد written by mistake for جَرَاد.]
3 It is also used as an epithet meaning Long, in the saying of Kuss, عَذْقٌ بِسَاحَةِ حَائِرٍ يَعْبُوبِ i. e. [A palm-tree bearing fruit, by the side of] a long tract depressed in the middle, with elevated borders, containing water.
4 Also Clouds.
5 And اليَعْبُوبُ is the name of A certain idol.

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