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غب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

غَبْغَبٌ ذ : see غَبَبٌ. -A2- Also A place where victims are sacrificed: (O, TA:) or الغَبْغَبُ, (S, O, K, TA,) particularly, (TA,) a small mountain, (S, O, K, TA,) which is the place of sacrifice, (S, O,) in Minè: (S, K:) or the place in which was ElLát, at Et-Táïf: or the place where they used there to sacrifice to El-Lát: or غَبْغَبٌ is an appellation of any place of sacrifice in Minè. (TA.) ― -b2- And الغَبْغَبُ is the name of An idol (صَنَمٌ), (O, K, TA,) which they used to worship in the Time of Ignorance, and upon which (عَلَيْهِ) they used to sacrifice; (O, TA; *) and IDrd says that some called it الغَبْغَبُ [q. v.], with the unpointed ع: (O:) or a stone which was set up before the idol, for, or [ dedicated ] to, Menáf, opposite the corner of the Black Stone [ of the Kaabeh ]; and there were two [ whereof each was ] thus called. (TA.)

Derived headwords

غَبْغَبٌ
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