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كبح

Root: كبح

2 entries for this word

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Entry 1

كبح kabaḥa a (kabḥ) to rein in (هـ a horse); to check, curb, control (هـ s.th.); to hamper, hinder, prevent, detain, restrain, hold back (عن ه s.o. from) │ كبح جماحه (jimāḥahū) to curb s.o.’s defiance, repress s.o. or s.th.

Entry 2

كبح kabḥ curbing, checking, subdual, restraint, control; suppression, repression; hindering, prevention

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