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محبس

Root: حبس

3 entries for this word

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Entry 1

محبس maḥbas, maḥbis pl. محابس maḥābis2 place where s.th. is confined or locked up; jail, prison; (prison) cell 153

Entry 2

محبس miḥbas device for shutting off or blocking off

Entry 3

محبس muḥabbis donor of a habous (see حبس ḥubs)

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