Does the word "كواعب" have multiple meanings in the Arabic language, and what is the most preferred/prevalent among them?
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"Kawa'ib" is an attribute for women, meaning those whose breasts have become protuberant, like a cube, and have not sagged due to their strength and youthful freshness. Ibn al-Athir said: "Al-ka'ab" is the woman when her breasts begin to swell, and she is the "ka'ib," and its plural is "kawa'ib." The exegetes and commentators of did not find anything that contradicts this.
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