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مَنْبَجَانِىٌّ

Root: نبج

Full Definition

مَنْبَجَانِىٌّ , the latter word being formed after the manner of مَخْبَرَانِىٌّ and مَنْظَرَانِىٌّ, and أَنْبَجَانِىٌّ , rel. ns. of مَنْبِجٌ, each with fet-hah to the ب, contr. to analogy, the latter disallowed by IKt, but occurring in a trad. and in poetry, and not to be disallowed because contr. to analogy, since there are many such rel. ns., as مَرْوَزِىٌّ and رَازِىٌّ &c., A certain kind of كساء, so called in relation to a place named مَنْبِجٌ: or كساء أَنْبَجَانِىٌّ, and أَنْبِجَانِىٌّ, which latter form is related by IAth as the one retained in the memory, a certain kind of كساء, so called in relation to a place named انبجان; of wool, having a nap, or pile, without a border; one of the meanest kinds of coarse garments: its ا, accord. to some, is an augmentative letter.
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