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كَئِبَ

Root: كأب

Form: 1

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كَئِبَI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun كَأْبَةٌ and كَآبَةٌ and كَأْبٌ and كَأْبَآءُ; and ; He was in an evil state, and broken [in spirit] by grief, or mourning; he was in grief, unhappy, sorrowful, or sad. See also 4.
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