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هَيْبَةٌ

Root: هيب

Full Definition

هَيْبَةٌ and مَهَابَةٌ : see 1.
2 [As substs., Reverence, veneration, respect, honour, dread, or awe; fear; cautious fear, or caution.]
3 Also, great, reverend, or venerable, dignity; a quality inspiring reverence or veneration or respect or honour; venerableness; awfulness; a quality inspiring dread or awe.
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