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ككب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

دَعَوْا دَعْوَةً كَوْكَبِيَّةً ذ [ They uttered an imprecation like that of Kowkebeeyeh ]: a proverb. الكَوْكَبِيَّةُ was a town the people of which were oppressed by its governor, wherefore they uttered an imprecation against him, and he died immediately after it. (K.)

Derived headwords

دَعَوْا دَعْوَةً كَوْكَبِيَّةً
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