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قَهْقَبٌ

Root: قهقب

Full Definition

قَهْقَبٌ Big, bulky, or large in body; as also قَهْقَمٌ: or the same as an epithet applied to a camel: or big, bulky, or large in body, and advanced in years; as also قَهْقَبٌّ, and قَرْهَبٌ.
2 Tall, or long, and having a capacious belly.
3 Hard, and strong, or robust.
4 I. q. بَاذِ نْجَانٌ; as also كَهْكَبٌ.
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