شَعَبَ
Root: شعب
Form: 1
Full Definition
شَعَبَI
, Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun شَعْبٌ, He collected; brought, gathered, or drew, together; or united; a thing, any thing or things, and a people or party: and he separated; put apart, or asunder; divided; disunited; or dispersed or scattered; a thing, any thing or things, and a people or party: thus having two contr. significations: so expressly state A'Obeyd and Aboo-Ziyád: but accord. to IDrd, it has not two contr. significations [in one and the same dial.]: he says that the two meanings are peculiar to the dials. of two peoples, each meaning belonging to the dial. of one people exclusively. [Hence, as it seems to be indicated in the S and A, or from شَعْبٌ meaning “ a tribe, ” as it seems to be indicated in the Ham p. 538,] one says, تَفَرَّقَ شَعْبُهُمْ, or شَتَّ شَعْبُهُمْ,
2 Also, aor, as above, and so the Verbal.Noun, He repaired a cracked thing [such as a wooden bowl or some other vessel, by closing up its crack or cracks, or by piecing it: see 2, which has a similar signification, but implying muchness]: and [in a general sense,] he repaired, mended, amended, adjusted, or put into a right, or proper, state: and it signifies the contr. also [of the former meaning and] of this, in the same, or in another, dial.: [i. e.] he cracked a thing [such as a wooden bowl &c.]: and he corrupted, rendered unsound, impaired, or marred. شَعْبٌ صَغِيرٌ مِنْ شَعْبٍ كَبِيرٍ, occurring in a trad. of 'Omar, means A little repairing, of, or amid, much impairing.
3 [He gave a portion of property; as though he broke it off.] One says, اِشْعَبْ لِى شُعْبَةً مِنَ المَالِ Give thou to me a portion of the property.
4 He sent a messenger إِلَيْهِ [to him], or إِلَى مَوْضِعِ كَذَا [to such a place].
5 He turned, or sent, him, or it, away, or back: Present.T and inf.n. as above. And شَعَبَ اللِّجَامُ الفَرَسَ The bridle turned away or back, or withheld, or restrained, the horse from the direction towards which he was going.
6 He, or it, diverted a man by occupying him, busying him, or engaging his attention. One says, مَا شَعَبَكَ عَنِّى [What diverted thee, or what has diverted thee, &c., from me?].
def.2 It is also intrans.: see 4.
2 [Thus it signifies He quitted his companions, desiring others.] One says, شَعَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ فِى عَدَدِ كَذَا He yearned towards them [with such a number of men], and quitted his companions.
3 And He, or it, appeared [distinct from others]: whence the month [شَعْبَان, q. v.,] is [said to be] named.
def.3 Also, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, said of a camel, He cropped (اِهْتَضَمَ) the upper, or uppermost, parts of trees [or shrubs].
def.4 شَعِبَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun شَعَبٌ, He was wide, or very wide, between the horns, and between the shoulders. [See also شَعَبٌ, below.]
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ المَرْءَ يَشْعَبُ أَمْرَهُ شَعْبَ العَصَا وَيَلَجُّ فِى العِصْيَانِ
2 Also, aor, as above, and so the Verbal.Noun, He repaired a cracked thing [such as a wooden bowl or some other vessel, by closing up its crack or cracks, or by piecing it: see 2, which has a similar signification, but implying muchness]: and [in a general sense,] he repaired, mended, amended, adjusted, or put into a right, or proper, state: and it signifies the contr. also [of the former meaning and] of this, in the same, or in another, dial.: [i. e.] he cracked a thing [such as a wooden bowl &c.]: and he corrupted, rendered unsound, impaired, or marred. شَعْبٌ صَغِيرٌ مِنْ شَعْبٍ كَبِيرٍ, occurring in a trad. of 'Omar, means A little repairing, of, or amid, much impairing.
3 [He gave a portion of property; as though he broke it off.] One says, اِشْعَبْ لِى شُعْبَةً مِنَ المَالِ Give thou to me a portion of the property.
4 He sent a messenger إِلَيْهِ [to him], or إِلَى مَوْضِعِ كَذَا [to such a place].
5 He turned, or sent, him, or it, away, or back: Present.T and inf.n. as above. And شَعَبَ اللِّجَامُ الفَرَسَ The bridle turned away or back, or withheld, or restrained, the horse from the direction towards which he was going.
6 He, or it, diverted a man by occupying him, busying him, or engaging his attention. One says, مَا شَعَبَكَ عَنِّى [What diverted thee, or what has diverted thee, &c., from me?].
def.2 It is also intrans.: see 4.
2 [Thus it signifies He quitted his companions, desiring others.] One says, شَعَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ فِى عَدَدِ كَذَا He yearned towards them [with such a number of men], and quitted his companions.
3 And He, or it, appeared [distinct from others]: whence the month [شَعْبَان, q. v.,] is [said to be] named.
def.3 Also, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, said of a camel, He cropped (اِهْتَضَمَ) the upper, or uppermost, parts of trees [or shrubs].
def.4 شَعِبَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun شَعَبٌ, He was wide, or very wide, between the horns, and between the shoulders. [See also شَعَبٌ, below.]
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