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قَابِضٌ

Root: قبض

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قَابِضٌ Taking with the hand: [or in any manner: taking possession of: receiving: ] grasping, clutching, or seizing, with the hand: and in like manner, [but in an intensive sense,] قَبَّاضٌ : or the latter is of the dial. of the people of El-Medeeneh, applied to him who [grasps or] collects everything: and [which is doubly intensive]; the ة in this last not denoting the fem. gender. قَابِضُ الأَرْوَاحِ [ The taker of the souls] is an appellation of [the Angel of Death,] 'Izrá-eel, or 'Azrá-eel. And القَابِضُ, one of the names of God, signifies The Withholder [or Straitener or Scanter] of the means of subsistence, and of other things, from his servants, by his graciousness and his wisdom: and the Taker of souls, at the time of death.
2 A bird contracting his wing to fly. And hence, قَابِضٌ and قَبِيضٌ A bird, or horse, or other [animal], quick in flight, or in going or pace: or a man light, or active, and quick: and [hence, app.,] the latter also signifies an intelligent man, who keeps, or adheres, to his art, or work. And الشَّدِّ A horse, or a beast of carriage, quick in the shifting of the legs from place to place [in running].
3 A camel-driver driving quickly; a quick driver; and in like manner, [but in an intensive sense,] قَبَّاضٌ , and [in a doubly intensive sense] قَبَّاضَةٌ : or the last signifies driving away vehemently; the ة denoting intensiveness; and is applied to an ass driving away his she-ass, and to a camel-driver. [See an ex. of the first, voce عَائِضً, in art. عوض.]
4 [Applied to medicine, food, &c., Astringent, or constipating.]
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