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قلب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

قَلُوبٌ ذ , (O, K,) as an epithet applied to a man, (O, TA,) i. q. مُتَقَلِّبٌ كَثِيرُ التَّقَلُّبِ [app. meaning (assumed tropical:) Who employs himself much in journeying, for traffic or otherwise, or in the disposal, or management, of affairs: or who practises much versatility, &c.: see 5, last sentence but one]. (O, K.) ― -b2- See also قِلِّيبٌ. -A2- قَلُوبُ الشَّجَرِ means What are soft, or tender, of succulent herbs: these, and locusts, [it is said,] were eaten by John the son of Zachariah. (O.)

Derived headwords

قَلُوبٌ
  1. 1.
مُتَقَلِّبٌ كَثِيرُ التَّقَلُّبِ
قَلُوبُ الشَّجَرِ