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علب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

10 استعلب ذ , said of flesh, or flesh-meat, It was, or became, thick, or coarse; not soft, or tender: (O:) or it was, or became, hard, or firm, and thick, or coarse; and likewise said of skin. (L.) [And عَلِبَ and عَلَبَ are similarly explained.] ― -b2- See also, 1, last sentence. -A2- استعلب البَقْلَ He found the herbs, or leguminous plants, to be hard, tough, or coarse. (TA.) And (TA) استعلبت البَقْلَ, said of cattle, They loathed the herbs, or leguminous plants, and found them, or deemed them, thick, or coarse, (O, K, TA,) being withered. (O, TA.)

Derived headwords

استعلبverb
  1. 1.
استعلبت البَقْلَ