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نَقِبٌ

Root: نقب

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نَقِبٌ , and, as a fem. epithet, , A camel whose feet have become worn in holes, [or worn thin,] by walking. See the verb.
2 The former may also signify Having the scab, or what first appears thereof. See نُقْبٌ.
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