عبق
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaعَبِقٌ ذ Perfume [ clinging to a person or thing, and remaining; and of which the odour clings: (see 1, first sentence:) or] of which the odour is perceptible in the garment or person: (Msb:) it is applied as an epithet to an odour; and ↓ عَبَقٌ also, as the inf. n., meaning ذُو عَبَقٍ. (Ham p. 710.) ― -b2- Applied to a man, Such that, when he has perfumed himself with the least perfume, it does not leave him for days: and in like manner with ة applied to a woman. (Lth, O, K.) ― -b3- عَبِقَةٌ لَبِقَةٌ, applied to a woman, means Whom every dress and perfume suits. (TA.) ― -b4- And the Khuzá'ees, who were the most chaste speakers of Arabic, said رَجُلٌ عَبِقٌ لَبِقٌ as meaning ظَرِيفٌ [i. e. A man excellent, or elegant, in mind, manners, and address or speech; and in person, countenance, or garb: &c.]. (TA.)
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