Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

كَابِدٌ

Root: كبد

Full Definition

كَابِدٌ a subst. from كَابَدَ, [in the sense of مُكَابَدَةٌ: see 3:] as also كَبَدٌ . Ex. of the former, وَلَيْلَةٍ مِنَ اللَّيَالِى مَرَّتْ بِكَابِدٍ كَابَدْتُهَا وَجَرَّتْ [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.
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].


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