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كَرْبَانُ

Root: كرب

Full Definition

كَرْبَانُ A vessel nearly full: fem. كَرْبَاءُ; pl. كَرْبَى and كِرَابٌ. Yaakoob asserts, that the ك in this word is a substitute for the ق in قَرْبَانُ; but ISd denies this.
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