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تَرَبَّلَ

Root: ربل

Form: 5

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تَرَبَّلَV see 1, in two places.

def.2 تربِّلت الأَرْضُ The land had trees such as are termed رَبْل; i. e. breaking forth with green leaves, without rain, when the season had become cool to them, and the summer had retired: or the land became green after dryness, at the advent of autumn. And تربّل الشَّجَرُ The trees put forth leaves such as are termed رَبْل.
2 تربّل also signifies He ate رَبْل; said of a gazelle. And They pastured their cattle upon رَبْل. And He prosecuted a search after رَبْل.
3 Also He took, captured, caught, snared, or trapped; or sought to take &c.; game, or wild animals, or the like. You say, خَرَجُوا يَتَرَبَّلُونَ They went forth to take &c., or seeking to take &c., game &c.
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