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تدابروا

Root: دبر

Form: 6

Full Definition

تدابرواVI They turned their backs, one upon another.
2 And hence, They severed themselves, one from another, and avoided, or shunned, one another; became at variance, one with another; regarded, or treated, one another with enmity, or hostility: or it is only said of the sons of one father, or ancestor.
3 They spoke [evil], one of another, behind the other's back.
4 They abstained from, or neglected, aiding, or assisting, one another. (TA in art. خذل.)
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