أَجَادِبُ

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أَجَادِبُ , in a trad., where it is said, وَكَانَتْ فِيهِ أَجَادِبُ أَمْسَكَتِ المَآءِ, or وكانت فِيهَا, [And there were in it اجادب that retained the water], is said to be pl. of أَجْدُبٌ, which is pl. of جَدْبٌ , like as أَكَالِبُ is pl. of أَكْلُبٌ, which is pl. of كَلْبٌ; and signifies hard parts of the ground, that retain water, and do not imbibe it quickly; or, as some say, land having no plants or herbage, from جَدْبٌ meaning “ drought ” &c: the word is thus written in the two Saheehs, of El-Bukháree and Muslim: but some say that it is an anomalous pl. of جَدْبٌ, like as مَحَاسِنُ is of حُسْنٌ: and there are other readings; namely, أَجَاذِبُ and أَحَادِبُ and أَحَازِبُ and أَجَارِدُ, pl. of أَجْرَدُ, and إِخَاذَاتٌ, pl. of إِخَاذَةٌ.

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