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جَبْأَةٌ

Root: جبأ

Full Definition

جَبْأَةٌ : see جَبْءٌ, in two places.

def.2 Also A shoemaker's board, on which he cuts his leather; also called قُرْزُومٌ.

def.3 And The place where the false ribs of the camel end, and thence as far as the navel and udder.
2 And The part of the belly called the مَأْنَةٌ thereof; as also جَأْبَةٌ; i. e. the part between the navel and the pubes. (TA in art. جأب.)
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