قبضة
Root: قبض
2 entries for this word
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Entry 1
قبضة qabḍa pl. qabaḍāt seizure; grip, hold, clasp, grasp; handful; (Eg.) a 738 linear measure of 12.5 cm; -- (pl. قباض qibāḍ) handle, haft, hilt │ قبضة اليد q. al-yad fist; في قبضته in s.o.’s possession, in s.o.’s hands, in s.o.’s power; في قبضة يده do.; وقع في قبضته to fall into s.o.’s hands
Entry 2
قبضة qubḍa pl. قبض qubaḍ handful
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