سَيْبٌ

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سَيْبٌ [is an Verbal.Noun of 1, used in the sense of سَائِبٌ , as will be shown in what follows in this paragraph.
2 And hence,] A gift: and a voluntary gift, by way of alms, or as a good work: and a benefaction, an act of beneficence or kindness, a favour, or a benefit: pl. سُيُوبٌ. It is said in a trad. respecting a prayer for rain, وَٱجْعَلْهُ سَيْبًا نَافِعًا And make Thou it to be a beneficial gift: or the meaning in this instance may be, a flowing rain. And one says, فَاضَ سَيْبُهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ His gifts flowed abundantly upon the people. [See also an ex. in a verse cited voce جُبَّأٌ.]
3 Also i. q. رِكَازٌ [i. e. Metal, or mineral; or pieces of gold or silver, that are extracted from the earth; or any metals or other minerals; or buried treasure of the people of the Time of Ignorance]: or so سُيُوبٌ; which is the pl.: the latter signifies, accord. to Th, metals, or minerals: accord. to Aboo-Sa'eed, veins of gold and of silver, that come into existence, and appear, in the mines: so called because of their running (لِٱنْسِيَابِهَا) in the earth: accord to Z, treasure buried in the Time of Ignorance: or metal, or mineral: because of the gift of God, to him who finds it. The Prophet said, فِى السُّيُوبِ الخُمْسُ, i. e. In the case of رِكَاز, the fifth part [is for the government-treasury].

def.2 Also The hair of the tail of a horse.

def.3 And A pole with which a ship or boat is propelled.

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