كَابِدٌ
Root: كبد
Full Definition
كَابِدٌ
a subst. from كَابَدَ, [in the sense of مُكَابَدَةٌ: see 3:] as also
كَبَدٌ . Ex. of the former,
2 You also say, of adversaries in a contest, litigation, or the like, إِنَّهُمْ فِى مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ [Verily they are in a state of struggling, contention, or strife, against mutual opposition with respect to their affair].
[Many a night of nights has passed with a struggling against its severity: I have struggled against its severity; and it was long]. Said by El-'Ajjáj. جرّت signifies طالت.وَلَيْلَةٍ مِنَ اللَّيَالِى مَرَّتْ بِكَابِدٍ كَابَدْتُهَا وَجَرَّتْ
2 You also say, of adversaries in a contest, litigation, or the like, إِنَّهُمْ فِى مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ