قَابِسٌ
Root: قبس
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قَابِسٌ
[act. part. n. of 1; Taking fire; a taker of fire; &c. Hence the saying,] مَا أَنْتَ إِلَّا
كالقَابِسِ العَجْلَانِ [Thou art none other than like the hasty taker of fire].
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def.2 Seeking, or a seeker of, fire: pl. أَقْبَاسٌ; its only broken pl.
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3 القَوَابِسُ [pl. of القَابِسُ, like as الفَوَارِسُ is pl. of الفَارِسُ,]
2 [
def.2 Seeking, or a seeker of, fire: pl. أَقْبَاسٌ; its only broken pl.
2
3 القَوَابِسُ [pl. of القَابِسُ, like as الفَوَارِسُ is pl. of الفَارِسُ,]
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