تُبَّعٌ
Root: تبع
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تُبَّعٌ
An appellation of each of the Kings of El-Yemen who possessed Himyer and Hadramowt, and, as some add, Sebà; but not otherwise; and the like of this is said in the 'Eyn: so called because they followed one another; whenever one died, another took his place, following him in his course of acting: pl. تَبَابِعَةٌ, with ة added as having the meaning of a rel. n.; [as though it were pl. of تُبَّعِىٌّ, like as حَنَابِلَةٌ is pl. of حَنْبَلِىٌّ;] erroneously written in some of the copies of the K تتابعة: the تبابعة of Himyer were like the أَكَاسِرَة of the Persians and the قَيَاصِرَة of the Romans. In the Kur xliv. 36, it is said in a trad. to mean a particular king, who was a believer, and whose people were unbelievers.
2 And hence, A species of the يَعَاسِيب [or kings of the bees], the greatest and most beautiful thereof, whom the other bees follow: pl. تَبَابِيعُ; in the L, تَتَابِعُ [which is probably a mistranscription for تَبَابِعُ].
3 A species of طَيْر [which means any flying things, as well as birds; and may therefore, perhaps, be meant to indicate what next precedes].
4 The shade, or shadow; because it follows the sun; as also تُبُّعٌ . A poet says, namely, Soadà El-Juhaneeyeh, or Selmà El-Juhaneeyeh, bewailing her brother, As'ad,
5 See also تِبْعٌ.
6 مَا أَدْرِى أَىُّ تُبَّعٍ هُوَ I know not who of men he is.
7 تُبَّعٌ is also a pl. of تَابِعٌ [q. v.].
2 And hence, A species of the يَعَاسِيب [or kings of the bees], the greatest and most beautiful thereof, whom the other bees follow: pl. تَبَابِيعُ; in the L, تَتَابِعُ [which is probably a mistranscription for تَبَابِعُ].
3 A species of طَيْر [which means any flying things, as well as birds; and may therefore, perhaps, be meant to indicate what next precedes].
4 The shade, or shadow; because it follows the sun; as also تُبُّعٌ . A poet says, namely, Soadà El-Juhaneeyeh, or Selmà El-Juhaneeyeh, bewailing her brother, As'ad,
[He comes to the waters when people are dwelling, or staying, there, (but see حَضِيرَةٌ,) and when no one is there, as the bird called katáh comes to water] when the shade has become contracted at mid-day: or, accord. to Aboo-Leylà, the meaning is, the shade of night; i. e., this man comes to the waters in the last part of the night, before any one: though it means also the shade of day-time: or, accord. to Aboo-Sa'eed Ed- Dareer, the meaning here is [the star, or asterism, called] الدَّبَرَان; and this is very probably correct; for the bird above mentioned comes to the waters by night, and seldom by day; and hence the saying, أَدَلُّ مِنْ قَطَاةٍ. See تَابِعٌ.يَرِدُ المِيَاهُ حَضِيرَةٌ وَنَفِيضَةً وِرْدَ القَطَاةِ إِذَا ٱسْمَأَلَّ التُّبَّعُ
5 See also تِبْعٌ.
6 مَا أَدْرِى أَىُّ تُبَّعٍ هُوَ I know not who of men he is.
7 تُبَّعٌ is also a pl. of تَابِعٌ [q. v.].
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