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قِنَابٌ ذ The claw of the lion; as also ↓ قُنْبٌ and ↓ مِقْنَبٌ and ↓ مِقْنَابٌ : (K:) or the claw of the lion in its covering; (O, TA;) as also ↓ مِقْنَبٌ : or this last signifies the fore paw of the lion: and ↓ قُنْبٌ , of which the pl. is قُنُوبٌ, signifies the part of the fore paw of the lion into which the claws enter [or are withdrawn]; as also ↓ مِقْنَابٌ ; and in like manner this word [or app. each of these words] is used in relation to the hawk and falcon. (TA.) ― -b2- Also (i. e.قِنَابٌ) The string of a bow. (K.) ― -b3- And i. q. قُنَّابَةٌ, q. v. (K.) ― -b4- See also قِنَّبٌ.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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