Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

كَبْكَبَهُ

Root: كب

Form: R. Q. 1

Full Definition

كَبْكَبَهُ
R. Q. 1
He turned him over, one part upon another: or threw him from the top of a mountain or wall. See 1, in two places.
2 كَبْكَبَهُ, Verbal.Noun كَبْكَبَةٌ, He threw him into a deep place, or hollow. فَكُبْكِبُوا فِيهَا [Kur, xxvi, 9 4,] And they shall be thrown prostrate therein: [i. e., into the fire of hell:] or they shall be collected together and thrown down into it, namely, the abyss of hell-fire: lit., they shall be thrown so as to turn over and over until at length they come to a stop therein: or they shall be thrown into it, one upon another: or they shall be collected together therein.
3 كبكب المَالَ He collected together, and brought or put back, the extremities of what was scattered of the wealth or property: [meaning, he collected the camels &c. by driving together those that were dispersed:] like كَمْهَلَهُ and دَبْكَلَهُ &c.


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