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جِبْلَةٌ

Root: جبل

Full Definition

جِبْلَةٌ : see جِبِلَّةٌ.
2 Also The origin, or stock, of any created thing; and so جُبُلَّةٌ .
3 The fundamental nature, or composition, of a mountain.
4 ثَوْبٌ جَيِّدُ الجِبْلَةِ A garment, or piece of cloth, good in respect of the thread and the weaving.
5 رَجُلٌ ذُو جِبْلَةٍ A big, thick, coarse, or rough, man.

def.2 See also جِبِلٌّ, in two places:

def.3 and see جَبْلَةٌ.
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