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سَبِيْئَةٌ

Root: سبأ

Full Definition

سَبِيْئَةٌ and سِبَآءٌ and, accord. to Ks, , but the form commonly known is سِبَآءٌ , with kesr to the س, and with medd, Wine, in an absolute sense; or, [as is perhaps meant in the S,] wine that is bought to be drunk, not for merchandise. [See an ex. of the second in a verse of Lebeed cited in art. دكن: and see also سَبِيَّةٌ, in art. سبى.]
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