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علب
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaQ. Q. 1 عَلْبَى ذ , said of a man, His عَلَبِىّ [or rather عِلْبَااآنِ, the former being pl., and the latter dual, of عِلْبَاآء, q. v.,] became apparent, by reason of old age: (O, K:) or accord. to the T, his عِلْبَاآء became depressed. (TA.) -A2- عَلْبَاهُ He cut his عِلْبَاآء [q. v.], (O, K, TA,) i. e., his slave's علباء: (K, TA:) or he perforated his (i. e. his slave's) علباء, (K, TA,) and put into it a string, or thread. (TA.)
Derived headwords
عَلْبَى
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