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kwkb noun pl. emphatic
1 (astron.) star Com.
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--(a) w. seven : the planets JLAtg, Syr, JBAmb, Man, LJLA.
--(b) w. twelve : the zodiacal constellations Man.
2 comet Syr.
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--(a) meteor, meteorite Syr.
(a.1) kwkb) dṣˀry : meteor or comet JBAg, Man.
--(b) כוכבא דשׁביט : meteor JBA, JBAg.
3 in compound names: Syr.
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--(a) ܟܲܘܟܲܒ ܲܐܪܥܵܐ : Samian earth, asbestos(?) Syr.
--(b) ܟܲܘܟܒܵܐ ܗܲܘܢܵܝܵܐ : name of a star Syr.
--(c) ܟܘܟܒ ܢܘܓܗܐ 'star of the dawn' (i.e. Lucifer, Venus) Syr, LJLA.
--(d) ܟܘܟܒܐ ܕܣܛܝ : comet or shooting star Syr.
--(e) ܟܲܘܟܒܵܐ ܛܪܼܝܕ ܪܗܵܛܵܐ : name of a star Syr.
--(f) כוכב חמה : Mercury Gal.
4 a type of collyrium: a medicating eyewash [Greek calque] Syr.
5 fig. : people of Israel Sam.
