قهب

قُهَيْبَةٌ ذ , (thus accord. to SM's copy of the K,) in the form of a dim.; accord. to another copy of the K, قُهْبِيَّةٌ; [accord. to another copy, قُهَبِيَّةٌ; accord. to the CK, قَهِيبَةٌ;] and accord. to the L, ↓ قُهَيْبٌ [app. a coll. gen. n. of which قُهَيْبَةٌ is the n. un.]; (TA;) A certain bird, (K, TA,) found in Tihámeh, in which are whiteness and خَضْرَة [here app. meaning, as in an instance mentioned above, a dark, or an ashy, dust-colour ]; a species of partridge. (TA.)