كَعَبَ الثَّدْىُ

1.
, aorist كَعِبَ and كَعُبَ , (it seems to be implied in one place in the K, that the aorist is كَعَبَ ; but this is not the case; TA,) verbal noun كُعُوبٌ and كِعَابَةٌ (by MF written كَعَابَةٌ) and كُعُوبَةٌ; and كعّب, verbal noun تَكْعِيبٌ; The girl's breast swelled, or became prominent or protuberant, (K,) and round: (TA:) [or began to swell, &c.: see كَاعِبٌ]: or they use the term تَفْلِيكٌ; then نُهُودٌ; and then تَكْعِيبٌ; [as applied to the successive stages of growth of the breast]. (TA.) كَعَبَتِ الجَارِيَةُ, aorist كَعُبَ , (and كَعِبَ , TA,) verbal noun كُعُوبٌ; and كعّبت; [and تكعّبت; (A, TA in article عج;)] The girl had breasts beginning to swell, or become prominent, or protuberant: (IAth, S:) [or had swelling, prominent, or protuberant, breasts: see كَاعِبٌ].
2.
كَعَبَهُ, verbal noun كَعْبٌ, He beat him on a hard, or tough, part; as the head, and the like: (TA:) [and so كعّبه: for it is mentioned in the TA, that a certain king was surnamed المُكَعِّبُ from his beating the protuberances of people's heads].
3.
كَعَبَ, aorist كَعَبَ ; (K;) and كعّب, verbal noun تَكْعِيبٌ; (TA;) He filled a vessel (K) &c. (TA.)

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