قَهَوْبَةٌ

, (K according to the TA,) or قَهُوبَةٌ, (O, and so in the CK and in my MS. copy of the K,) like رَكُوبَةٌ, (O,) and قَهَوْبَاةٌ, (O, K, TA, [in the O, in which it is restricted to the last of the following meanings, carelessly written قَهُوْبَاء, but there said to be with fet-h to the ه, and with ه, by which is meant ة,]) according to MF with damm to the ف, but this is a mistake, (TA,) An arrow-head (O, K *) having three شُعَب [i. e. barbs]: (O, K:) and in some instances having two pieces, or two small pieces of iron, (حَدِيدَتَانِ, O, or حديّدتان, TA,) which sometimes contract, and sometimes diverge, or open: (O, TA:) or a small arrow, that hits the butt: (K:) or قَهُوبَاتٌ, which is the plural, signifies short arrows, that hit the butt: this is said by Az to be the right explanation: and IDrd has mentioned قَهَوْبَاةٌ as signifying broad heads of arrows or the like: (O:) according to Sb, (TA,) there is no other instance [than قَهْوْبَاةٌ] of a word of which the [primitive] measure is فَعَوْلَى. (K, TA. [شَجَوْجًى and similar words are of the measure فَعَوْعَلٌ.])