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كَمَحَ

Root: كمح

Form: 1

Full Definition

كَمَحَI , [Present.T ـَ] (Verbal.Noun كَمْحٌ; M) and ; i. q. كَبَحَهَا and أَكْبَحَهَا: or كَمَحَ الدَّابَّةَ بِالِلّجَامِ signifies He pulled in the horse, or the like, by the bridle and bit, in order that it might stop, and not run: and , he pulled its bridle so that its head became upright, or erect.
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