شبر
Root: شبر
2 entries for this word
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Entry 1
شبر šabara u i (šibr) to measure (هـ s.th.) with the span of the hand II do.; to gesticulate, make gestures, to gesture
Entry 2
شبر šibr pl. اشبار ašbār span of the hand │ شبرا فشبرا (fa-šibran) inch by inch; 451 شبر من الأرض (arḍ) a foot of ground; قلده شبرا بشبر وذراعا بذراع (qalladahū) to imitate s.o. or s.th. religiously; to follow s.th. literally
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