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لحب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

لَحِيبٌ ذ A she-camel having little flesh in her back: (A'Obeyd, S, K:) originally, it seems, in the sense of مَلْحُوب, as though meaning “ peeled ” by travel; and afterwards, its original attributive character being forgotten among a people, used without ة [when not preceded by the noun which it qualifies, as when preceded by that noun]. (TA.)

Derived headwords

لَحِيبٌ
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