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قَهَنَّبٌ

Root: قهنب

Full Definition

قَهَنَّبٌ Tall, and having a curving back, the upper part bending forward over the breast, or a bent and humped back, or a projecting breast and hollow back; accord. to the different explanations of أَجْنَأُ: or tall; i. e., in an absolute sense; as also قَهْنَبَانٌ . But AHei and others assert that the ن is augmentative.
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