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جَبُنَ

Root: جبن

Form: 1

Full Definition

جَبُنَI , Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun جُبْنٌ and جُبُنٌ and جَبَانَةٌ; and جَبَنَ, Present.T ـُ; He was, or became, such as is termed جَبَان and جَبِين; i. e. cowardly, or weak hearted. And جَبُنَ عَنْهُ He held back, or refrained, from him, or it, through cowardice. (TA in art. عرس.)
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