شَبَرَ
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, aorist
شَبُرَ
(S, A, Msb) and
شَبِرَ
, (S,) verbal noun شَبْرٌ; (IAar, S, Msb, K;) and
شبّر, verbal noun تَشْبِيرٌ; (IAar, K;) He measured by the
شِبْر [or span] (IAar, S, A, Msb, K) a garment, or piece of cloth, (S, K,) or a thing: (A, Msb:) from الشِّبْرُ; like as one says بُعْتُهُ from البَاعُ. (S.) مَنْ لَكَ أَنْ
تَشْبُرَ البَسِيطَةَ (tropical:) [Who will be guarantee for thee that thou wilt measure the earth with thy span?] is a prov. applied to him who imposes upon himself that which he is unable to accomplish. (A, TA.)
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شَبَرَ المَرْأَةَ, verbal noun as above, (assumed tropical:) He compressed the woman. (TA.)
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