Full Definition
تَبڤبَI
[تَبَّ, Present.T
تَبِبَ
Verbal.Noun تَبٌّ, and perhaps
تَبَبٌ and
تَبَابٌ and
تَبِيبٌ , He, or it, suffered loss, or diminution; or became lost: and perished, or died: as also
تبّب , Verbal.Noun تَتْبِيبٌ: and app. تُبَّ also.] تَبٌّ and
تَتْبِيبٌ [as inf. ns.] signify The suffering loss, or diminution; or being lost: and perishing, or dying: or [used as substs.] loss, or diminution; or the state of being lost: and perdition, or death: and so
تَبَابٌ , [said to be] a subst. from تَبَّبَهُ, with teshdeed, and
تَبَبٌ and
تَبِيبٌ : or the last three signify [simply] perdition, or death: and
تَتْبِيبٌ is explained as signifying loss, or diminution, that brings, or leads, to perdition or death; and so
تَبَابٌ ; and the causing to perish. Hence you say, تَبَّ
2 [Hence,] تَبَّ and
تَبْتَبَ He became an old man: the loss of youth being likened to تَبَابَ.
def.2 تَبَّ, [Present.T, accord. to rule,
تَبُبَ
] He cut, or cut off, a thing. And تُبَّ
It was cut, or cut off.
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