قاب
Root: قاب
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Entry 1
قاب (قوب) qāba u (qaub) to dig; to dig up, burrow, excavate, hollow out (هـ the ground) II do. V to break open, burst open (egg)
Entry 2
قاب qāb small distance; short span (between the middle and the end of a bow) │ على قاب قوسين (q. qausain) quite near, very close; imminent; على قاب لمحة (q. lamḥa) in a moment
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