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تحبّس

Root: حبس

Form: 5

Full Definition

تحبّسV He confined, restricted, limited, restrained, or withheld, himself (حَبَسَ نَفْسَهُ) to such a thing. تحبّس عَنِ الرُّكْبَانِ He held back from the riders. تحبّس فِى الأَمْرِ [He withheld himself, or held back, in, or respecting, the affair]. (TA in art. حوز.)
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