عَوْطَبٌ
Root: عطب
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عَوْطَبٌ
A calamity, or misfortune: from العَطَبُ [Verbal.Noun of عَطِبَ].
2 And The main part, or fathomless deep, of the sea: likewise from العَطَبُ: and so عَوْبَطٌ, (K in art. عبط,) formed by transposition: or the deepest place in the sea: or a depressed part between two waves.
2 And The main part, or fathomless deep, of the sea: likewise from العَطَبُ: and so عَوْبَطٌ, (K in art. عبط,) formed by transposition: or the deepest place in the sea: or a depressed part between two waves.
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