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قَبِيلَةٌ

Root: قبل

Full Definition

قَبِيلَةٌ A body of men from one father and mother: and قَبِيلٌ , without ة, a body of men from several ancestors. (Az in TA, art. سبط.)
2 قَبِيلَةٌ: see شَعْبٌ.
3 A mass of stone or rock at the mouth of a well. (K and TA voce عُقَابٌ, q. v.) See قَابِلٌ.
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