قَبْضَةٌ
Root: قبض
Full Definition
قَبْضَةٌ
: [pl. قَبَضَاتٌ:] see قَبْضٌ, in three places.
2 See also قُبْضَةٌ, in four places.
3 And see مَقْبِضٌ.
4 Also, [The measure of a man's fist, from side to side;] four finger-breadths; (Mgh, Msb, voce جَرِيبٌ;) the sixth part of the common ذِرَاع [or cubit: but in the present day, the measure of a man's fist with the thumb erect; which is about six inches and a quarter]: pl. قَبَضَاتٌ. (Mgh, Msb, vocibus ذِرَاعٌ and جَرِيبٌ.)
2 See also قُبْضَةٌ, in four places.
3 And see مَقْبِضٌ.
4 Also, [The measure of a man's fist, from side to side;] four finger-breadths; (Mgh, Msb, voce جَرِيبٌ;) the sixth part of the common ذِرَاع [or cubit: but in the present day, the measure of a man's fist with the thumb erect; which is about six inches and a quarter]: pl. قَبَضَاتٌ. (Mgh, Msb, vocibus ذِرَاعٌ and جَرِيبٌ.)
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