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شبو

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

شَبَاةٌ ذ The point (S, K) of the extremity (S) of anything: (S, K:) pl. ↓ شَبًا [or rather this is a coll. gen. n.] and [the pl. properly so termed is] شَبَوَاتٌ. (S, K. *) ― -b2- And The sting of the scorpion; (K;) [and] so ↓ شَبًا [mentioned above as having a pl. meaning]. (Sh, TA in art. شول; and Ham p. 385.) ― -b3- And The portion with which one cuts, of a sword. (Har p. 17.) ― -b4- And The two sides of the أَسَلَة [i. e. toe, or tapering head or foremost part, ] of a sandal: pl. as above [app. in all of the senses of the sing.]. (K.) ― -b5- [And app. (assumed tropical:) Sharpness, as a quality of a man:] see 4. ― -b6- Also The scorpion: (Fr, TA:) or the scorpion when just born: or a yellow scorpion: (K:) so in the M. (TA.) [See also the next paragraph.] ― -b7- And A mare raising her head (عَاطِيَةٌ) in the bridle. (K.) And [ A mare ] standing upon her hind legs. (K.)

Derived headwords

شَبَاةٌ
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