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1 سَأَبَهُ ذ , (S, M, K,) aor. سَاَ^َ , (M, K,) inf. n. سَأْبٌ, (S, M,) He throttled him, syn. خَنَقَهُ; (S, M, IAth, K;) i. e., squeezed his throat: (IAth:) or, so that he died, (S,) or so that he killed him. (M, K.) ― -b2- And سَأَبَهُ He widened it; namely, a سِقَآء [or skin for water or milk]. (S, K.) -A2- سَأَبَ مِنَ الشَّرَابِ, (M, K,) aor. and inf. n. as above; (M;) and سَئِبَ, (M, K,) aor. سَاَ^َ , (K,) inf. n. سَأَبٌ; (M;) He was satisfied with drinking of wine or beverage. (M, K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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