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عَبَادِيدُ

Root: عبد

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عَبَادِيدُ and عَبَابِيدُ, each a pl. having no sing., Parties of people going in every direction: and horsemen going in every direction. One says, صَارَ القَوْمُ عَبَادِيدَ and عَبَابِيدَ The people became divided into parties going in every direction. And ذَهَبُوا عَبَادِيدَ and عَبَابِيدَ They went away in parties in every direction.
2 Also Far-extending roads: or diverse and far-extending roads: said to be used in this sense not with respect to coming, but only with respect to dispersion, and going away.
3 Also Hills such as are called إِكَام or آكَام [pls. of أَكَمَةٌ].
4 And one says, مَرَّ رَاكِبًا عَبَادِيدَهُ He passed, or went away, riding upon the extremities of his buttocks.
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