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جَنِيبَةٌ

Root: جنب

Full Definition

جَنِيبَةٌ A led horse or mule or ass; a horse that is led [by one's side], not ridden: pl. جَنَائِبُ.
2 جَنِيبَتَا البَعِيرِ The [two equal] loads on the two sides of the camel.
3 [Hence, app.,] اِتَّقِ ٱللّٰهَ الَّذِى لَا جَنيبَةَ لَهُ Fear thou God, to whom there is no equal.
4 Also جَنِيبُةٌ, or جَنَابَةٌ , or both, A she-camel that one gives [or lends] to people, with money, in order that they may bring corn or other provision for him; also called عَلِيقَةٌ: pl. جَنَائِبُ.

def.2 Also, and خَبِيبَةٌ, The wool of a ثَنِّى [or sheep in its third year]: it is better and cleaner than what is termed عَقِيقَة, which is the wool of a جَذَع [or sheep in or before its second year].
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