قَبْسَةٌ
Root: قبس
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قَبْسَةٌ
[Verbal.Noun of un. of 1; A single act of taking fire; &c. Hence the saying,] مَا زُرْتُكَ إِلَّا كَقَبْسَةِ
العَجْلَانِ [I did not visit thee save like the hasty person's single act of taking fire].
def.2 See also قَبَسٌ.
def.2 See also قَبَسٌ.
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