وَظَبَ

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وَظَبَI , (Present.T يَظِبُ, K,) Verbal.Noun وُظُوبٌ, (and وَظْبٌ, Msb,) He continued, to do a thing; persevered in it: or, (as also وَظَبَهُ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, TA,) i. q. , [which is the more common,] Verbal.Noun مُوَاظَبَهٌ, he kept, attended, or applied himself, constantly, perseveringly, or assiduously, to a thing; he was, or became, intent upon it; is said to be sometimes trans. without a preposition, like لَازَمَ; but Es-Saad denies this.
2 وُظِبَتِ الرَّوْضَةُ The meadow was incessantly pastured on, [so that it became destitute of herbage]. See the pass. part. n.
3 فُلَانٌ يُوظَبُ عَلَيْهِ, and , [Such a one is deprived of his property by successive misfortunes]. (TA, [but for يوظب is there written يظب.]) See the pass. part. n.

def.2 وَظَبَ, Verbal.Noun وَظْبٌ, He trod; trod upon; trod under foot; trampled upon.

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