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كَلْثَبٌ

Root: كلثب

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كَلْثَبٌ and كُلَاثِبٌ Contracted [in hand or mind]: avaricious: dissembling, or using craft, or deceit, in affairs: app. a dial. syn. of كَلْتَبٌ. See also كَلْبَثٌ.
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