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التبأٌ

Root: لبأ

Form: 8

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التبأٌVIII and It sucked its mother. The latter is said of a kid when it sucks of its own accord.
2 التبأ He drank biestings.
3 بنَوُ فُلَانٍ لَا يَلْتَبِئُونَ فَتَاهُمْ وَلَا يَتَغَبَّرُونَ شَيْخَهُمْ The sons of such a one do not marry their youth when young, nor their sheykh when old, from desire of offspring. [See also art. غبر.]
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