كَبَحَ
Root: كبح
Form: 1
Full Definition
كَبَحَI
, (Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun كَبْحٌ, L,) He pulled in the horse, or the like, by the bridle and bit, in order that it might stop, and not run; as also
; or you say اكمحها and اكفحها and كبحها [only]; the last alone without ا: or he pulled its head towards him, and prevented its being refractory, and its overcoming him, and going quickly: so in the Nh, the explanation in which is incorrectly given by
2 كَبَحَ فُلَانًا عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ
3 كَبَحَ الحَائِطُ السَّهْمَ
4 كَبَحَهُ He struck him with a sword, upon his flesh, not upon a bone.
2 كَبَحَ فُلَانًا عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ
3 كَبَحَ الحَائِطُ السَّهْمَ
4 كَبَحَهُ He struck him with a sword, upon his flesh, not upon a bone.
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