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طَبَّ

Root: طب

Form: 1

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طَبَّI , Present.T طَبُبَ agreeably with analogy in the case of a trans. reduplicative verb [like this], and طَبِبَ which is irregular, Verbal.Noun طَبٌّ [and app. طِبٌّ and طُبٌّ also accord. to the O and K, but, accord. to the Msb, طِبٌّ is the subst. from this verb, and app. طُبٌّ is likewise a simple subst.], He treated medically, therapeutically, or curatively, another person [or the body, and in like manner the soul: see طِبٌّ, below].
2 And طَبيْتَ, with kesr, and طَبَبْتَ, with fet-h, [third pers. of each طَبَّ, and, accord. to analogy, the Present.T of the former is طَبَبَ and of the latter طَبِبَ but from what follows it seems probable that one says also طَبُبْتَ in the same sense, Present.T طَبُبَ unless طَبَبْتَ have تَطُتُّ as an irreg. Present.T,] Thou wast, or becamest a طَبِيت [or physician], not having been such. One says, إِنْ كُنْتَ ذَا طُبٍّ فَطُبَّ لِعَيْنَيْكَ, or لِعَيْنِكَ, or لِنَفْسِكَ, and ذا طَبٍّ, and ذا طِبٍّ, and فَطَبَّ, and فَطِبَّ; [i. e. If thou be a possessor of the art, or science, of physic, be a physician to thine eyes, or thine eye, or thyself;] meaning, begin by rectifying thyself.
3 And [hence] طَبَّ signifies also He acted with skill, or expertness: [and in this sense likewise the second pers. is probably طَبِبْتَ and طَبَبْتَ and طَبُبْتَ, of which last the Verbal.Noun is app. طَبَابَةٌ, occurring in one of the phrases here following:] so in the saying, اِصْنَعْهُ صَنْعَةَ مَنْ طَبَّ لِمَنْ حَبَّ i. e. Do thou it in the manner of him who acts with skill, or expertness, for him whom he loves: a prov., relating to the accomplishing an object of want skilfully and well. One says also, اِعْمَلْ فِى هٰذَا عَمَلَ مَنْ طَبَّ لِمَنْ حَبَّ [Do thou, in this, the deed of him who acts with skill, or expertness, for him whom he loves]. And مَنْ حَبَّ طَبَّ, or مَنْ أَحَبَّ طَبَّ, He who loves is skilful, or intelligent, and exercises art, or ingenuity, for him whom he loves: or he who loves executes affairs with deliberateness and gentleness. [That one says طَبُبْتَ, as well as طَبِبْتَ and طَبَبْتَ, seems to be indicated by the fact that طَبَابَةٌ , as an Verbal.Noun, is thus written, in a copy of the KL in my possession, and expl. as meaning The medical art: Golius, however, appears to have found it written, in a copy of the same work, طِبَابَةٌ , which is agreeable with analogy as Verbal.Noun of a verb of the measure فَعَلَ significant of an art, and is probably correct: Freytag mentions the pl. طَبَائِبُ as signifying medical arts, on the authority of the Deewán of the Hudhalees.]
4 طَبَّهُ also signifies He enchanted him, or fascinated him: and طُبَّ he was enchanted, or fascinated. (S, A, O. [See also طِبٌّ, below.])
5 طَبَّ السِّقَآءَ, Present.T طَبُبَ Verbal.Noun طَبٌّ; and , with teshdeed to denote muchness, Verbal.Noun تطْبِيبٌ; He covered the seams of the water-skin, or milk-skin, with a طِبَابَة [q. v.]: and طَبَّ الخُرَزَ he covered the seams with a طِبَابَة: [and] المَزَادَة she put [or sewed] a piece of skin called طِبَابٌ and طِبَابَةٌ , upon the place of junction [of each] of the two extremities of the loop-shaped handles of the مزادة [or leathern water-bag]; as though she rectified the مزادة thereby.
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