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قَوَّادٌ

Root: قود

Full Definition

قَوَّادٌ A pimp; a bawd: fem. with ة: a pimp to his own wife; or a contented cuckold; syn. دَيَّوثٌ.

def.2 القَوَّادُ The nose; in the dial. of Himyer.
2 In the following words of Ru-beh, أَتْلَعُ يَسْمُو بِتَلِيلٍ قَوَّادْ [Long-necked, elevating himself, with advancing neck], قوّاد is explained as signifying مُتَقَدِّمٌ.
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