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يَنْجَلِبٌ

Root: جلب

Full Definition

يَنْجَلِبٌ A خَزَرَة [i. e. bead, or gem, or similar stone] used by the Arabs of the desert, [or by the women of the desert, as a charm,] for captivating, or fascinating, men; or for bringing back after flight; or for procuring affection after hatred: Az mentions it as a quadriliteral-radical word. The Arab women used to say, فَلَا يَرُمْ وَلَا يَغِبْ أَخَّذْتُهُ بِاليَنْجَلِبْ وَلَا يَزِلْ عِنْدَ الطَّنَبْ [I have fascinated him with the yenjelib, and he shall not seek another, nor absent himself, nor cease to remain at the tent-rope].


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