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كَتِيبَةٌ

Root: كتب

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كَتِيبَةٌ see كِتَابٌ.

def.2 An army; a military force: or a collected portion thereof; [a body of troops; a corps:] or a troop: or a troop of horse making a hostile attack or incursion, in number from a hundred to a thousand: pl. كَتَائِبُ.
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