رَبِلٌ
Root: ربل
Full Definition
رَبِلٌ
, applied to a man, Fleshy: or fleshy and fat. (TA. [See also رَبِيلٌ.]) And [in like manner the fem.] رَبِلَةٌ, as also
, Fleshy and fat; applied to a woman. And رَبِلَةٌ applied to a woman signifies also Large in the
رَبَلَات [pl. of رَبَلَةٌ, q. v.]; as also
: or both signify رَفْغَآءُ; (O, K; [in the CK, erroneously, رَقْعاءُ;]) i. e. narrow in the
أَرْقَاغ [or groins, or inguinal creases, or the like], as expl. in the 'Eyn: or you say رَبْلَآءُ رَفْغَآءُ, meaning [app., as seems to be implied in the context, large in the
رَبَلَات
and] narrow in the
أَرْفَاغ.
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