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اسقابت

Root: قوب

Form: 7

Full Definition

اسقابتVII The ground was hollowed out in a round form; as also تقوّبت .
2 See also 5.
3 انقابت البَيْضَةُ, and تقوّبت , and , The egg broke asunder, and disclosed the young bird within it. [Hence] one says اِنْقَابَتْ بِيْضَةُ بَنِى فُلَانٍ عَنْ أَمْرِهِمْ [lit. The egg of the sons of such a one broke asunder, and disclosed their affair, case, or state]: meaning the sons of such a one revealed, or manifested, their affair, case, or state; a phrase like أَفْرَخَتْ بَيْضَتُهُمْ.
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