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نغب
Root entry · 1 derived lemma1 نَغَبَ ذ , aor. نَغَبَ and نَغُبَ , (inf. n. نَغْبٌ, TA,) He (a man, TA) swallowed saliva. (K.) ― -b2- نَغَبَ, (inf. n. نَغْبٌ, TA,) It (a bird) sipped water: you do not say of a bird شَرِبَ. (K.) ― -b3- نَغَبَ He (a man) took in gulps, or gulped, in drinking: (K:) and likewise an ass. (TA.) ― -b4- نَغِبْتُ مِنَ الاـِنَاءِ نُغَبًا, with kesr, I drank in gulps from the vessel. (ISk, S.)
Derived headwords
نَغَبَverb
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نَغِبْتُ مِنَ الاـِنَاءِ نُغَبًا