أَنْكَبُ
Root: نكب
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أَنْكَبُ
, and عَنْهُ,
2 نَكْبَاءُ [fem. of أَنْكَبُ] an epithet applied to Any wind that blows obliquely, taking a direction between [the directions of] two [cardinal] winds: a wind that blows obliquely, deviating from the direction whence blow the right (القُوَّم [or the cardinal]) winds: or a [particular] wind that blows obliquely, and takes a direction between [the directions of] two [cardinal] winds; which destroys the camels and sheep &c., and restrains the rain: or a wind that blows in a direction between that of the east, or easterly, wind, (الصَّبَا,) and that of the north, or northerly, wind, (الشَّمَال): that between the south, or southerly, and east, or easterly, winds, being called جِرْبِيَاءُ: [but see this word, and see below:] or what are termed نُكْبُ الرِّيَاحِ [نُكْبٌ being pl. of نكباء] are four: namely, first, the نكباءُ الصَّبَا وَالجَنُوبِ the wind that blows in a direction between that of the east, or easterly, and that of the south, or southerly, wind; also called الأَزْيَبُ; which is a very thirsty wind, that dries up much the leguminous plants; but Et-Tará- bulusee, in the Kf, and Mbr and IF, assert that the ازيب is the جنوب; not its نكباء: second, the نكباءُ الصَّبَا وَالشَّمَالِ the wind that blows in a direction between that of the east, or easterly, and that of the north, or northerly, wind; also called الصَّابَيةُ, and called also , a diminutive meant to convey the opposite of a diminutive sense; for they find this wind to be very cold; it is very boisterous and very cold; unattended by rain or by any good: third, the نكباءُ الشَّمَالِ وَالدَّبُورِ the wind that blows in a direction between that of the north, or northerly, and that of the west, or westerly, wind; also called الجِرْبِيَاءُ; and termed نَيِّحَةُ الأَزْيَبِ the opposite wind to the ازيب; a cold wind; and sometimes attended by a little rain; but Ibn-El-Ajdábee asserts that the جربياء is the شمال: fourth, the نكباءُ الجَنُوبِ والدَّبُورِ the wind that blows in a direction between that of the south, or southerly, and that of the west, or westerly, wind; also called الهَيْفُ; (in the CK, الهَيَفُ;) and termed نَيِّحَةُ النُّكَيْباَءِ the opposite wind to the نكيباء; a hot wind and very thirsty. Accord. to Ibn-Kubás, the tract whence blows the نكباء [by which he means only the wind that blows from the north-east or thereabout] is that extending between the point where rises the ذِرَاع [or the asterism composed of the starsα and β of Gemini, E. 33 degrees N., in central Arabia; or
α and β of Canis Minor, E. 7 degrees N., in the same latitude] and the pole-star: and the tract between the pole-star and the point where sets the ذراع is the tract whence blows the شمال. Sh says, Each of the four [cardinal] winds has its نكباء, which is called in relation to it: that of the صبا is that which is between it and the
شمال; [blowing from the north-east, or thereabout;] and it resembles it in gentleness; sometimes having sharpness, or vehemence; but this is seldom; only once in a long space of time: that of the شمال is that which is between it and the
دبور; [blowing from the north-west, or thereabout;] and it resembles it in coldness: it is called الشمالُ
الشَّامِيَّةُ: each of them is called by the Arabs شاميّة: that of the دبور is that which is between it and the
جنوب; blowing from the point where sets
سُهَيْل [or Canopus; i. e., S. 29 degrees W., in the latitude of central Arabia]; and it resembles it in its violence and boisterousness: and that of the جنوب
3 دَبُورٌ نكب [app. نَكْبٌ , originally an Verbal.Noun, used as an epithet, and therefore applicable without ة to a fem noun] i. q. نَكْباَءُ; [app., The نكباء of the دبور, a southwesterly wind].
4 أَنْكَبُ A camel having a disease in the shoulder-joint, or in the shoulderblade, and in consequence halting: a camel that walks on one side, or inclining, or as though he walked on one side.
5 فَامَةٌ نَكْبَاءُ An inclining pulley: and قِيَمٌ نُكْبٌ inclining pulleys.
6 أَنْكَبُ
7 الدَّهْرُ أَنْكَبُ لَا يُلِبُّ
def.2 أَنْكَبُ A man not having with him a bow.
2 نَكْبَاءُ [fem. of أَنْكَبُ] an epithet applied to Any wind that blows obliquely, taking a direction between [the directions of] two [cardinal] winds: a wind that blows obliquely, deviating from the direction whence blow the right (القُوَّم [or the cardinal]) winds: or a [particular] wind that blows obliquely, and takes a direction between [the directions of] two [cardinal] winds; which destroys the camels and sheep &c., and restrains the rain: or a wind that blows in a direction between that of the east, or easterly, wind, (الصَّبَا,) and that of the north, or northerly, wind, (الشَّمَال): that between the south, or southerly, and east, or easterly, winds, being called جِرْبِيَاءُ: [but see this word, and see below:] or what are termed نُكْبُ الرِّيَاحِ [نُكْبٌ being pl. of نكباء] are four: namely, first, the نكباءُ الصَّبَا وَالجَنُوبِ the wind that blows in a direction between that of the east, or easterly, and that of the south, or southerly, wind; also called الأَزْيَبُ; which is a very thirsty wind, that dries up much the leguminous plants; but Et-Tará- bulusee, in the Kf, and Mbr and IF, assert that the ازيب is the جنوب; not its نكباء: second, the نكباءُ الصَّبَا وَالشَّمَالِ the wind that blows in a direction between that of the east, or easterly, and that of the north, or northerly, wind; also called الصَّابَيةُ, and called also , a diminutive meant to convey the opposite of a diminutive sense; for they find this wind to be very cold; it is very boisterous and very cold; unattended by rain or by any good: third, the نكباءُ الشَّمَالِ وَالدَّبُورِ the wind that blows in a direction between that of the north, or northerly, and that of the west, or westerly, wind; also called الجِرْبِيَاءُ; and termed نَيِّحَةُ الأَزْيَبِ the opposite wind to the ازيب; a cold wind; and sometimes attended by a little rain; but Ibn-El-Ajdábee asserts that the جربياء is the شمال: fourth, the نكباءُ الجَنُوبِ والدَّبُورِ the wind that blows in a direction between that of the south, or southerly, and that of the west, or westerly, wind; also called الهَيْفُ; (in the CK, الهَيَفُ;) and termed نَيِّحَةُ النُّكَيْباَءِ the opposite wind to the نكيباء; a hot wind and very thirsty. Accord. to Ibn-Kubás, the tract whence blows the نكباء [by which he means only the wind that blows from the north-east or thereabout] is that extending between the point where rises the ذِرَاع [or the asterism composed of the stars
3 دَبُورٌ نكب [app. نَكْبٌ , originally an Verbal.Noun, used as an epithet, and therefore applicable without ة to a fem noun] i. q. نَكْباَءُ; [app., The نكباء of the دبور, a southwesterly wind].
4 أَنْكَبُ A camel having a disease in the shoulder-joint, or in the shoulderblade, and in consequence halting: a camel that walks on one side, or inclining, or as though he walked on one side.
5 فَامَةٌ نَكْبَاءُ An inclining pulley: and قِيَمٌ نُكْبٌ inclining pulleys.
6 أَنْكَبُ
7 الدَّهْرُ أَنْكَبُ لَا يُلِبُّ
def.2 أَنْكَبُ A man not having with him a bow.
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