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ضَابَعْنَاهُمْ

Root: ضبع

Form: 3

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ضَابَعْنَاهُمْIII We stretched forth our arms towards them with the swords, they stretching theirs forth towards us [therewith]: so in the “ Nawádir ” of AA.
2 See also 1, in the former half.
3 [The Verbal.Noun] مُضَابَعَةٌ also signifies The joining of hands; syn. مُصَافَحَةٌ.
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