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زِغْبِرٌ

Root: زغبر

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زِغْبِرٌ , or زَغْبَرٌ, or زِغْبَرٌ, and زِغْبُرٌ, or زَغْبُرٌ, of a garment, or piece of cloth, i. q. زِئْبِرٌ [i. e. The nap: see زِئْبِرٌ, in art. زبر]. [Hence, app., supposing زَغْبَرٌ to be a dial. var., having the signification expl. above,] أَخَذَ الشَّىْءَ بِزَغْبَرِهِ He took the thing altogether, leaving nothing of it; as also بِزَأْبَرِهِ, and بِزَوْبَرِهِ.
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