عَبَقَةٌ
Root: عبق
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عَبَقَةٌ
Feculence (وَضَرٌ) of clarified butter, [adhering to the interior] in a skin; also termed عَبَكَةٌ; and عَمَقَةٌ, in which the م is asserted by Lh to be a substitute for ب. And one says, مَا فِى
النِّحْىِ عَبَقَةٌ, meaning There is not aught [remaining] of clarified butter in the skin; as also عَبَكَةٌ. (S and O in art. عبك.)
2 [Hence,] one says also, مَا بَقِيتْ لَهُمْ عَبَقَةٌ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ, meaning
2 [Hence,] one says also, مَا بَقِيتْ لَهُمْ عَبَقَةٌ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ, meaning
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