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ثَبَتَ

Root: ثبت

Form: 1

Full Definition

ثَبَتَI , Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun ثُبُوتٌ and ثَبَاتٌ, or this latter is a simple subst., [unexplained in the S and M and A and K, as being well known,] It continued, subsisted, lasted, endured, remained, remained fixed or stationary, stood, or rested; it was, or became, permanent, constant, firm, steady, steadfast, stable, fixed, fast, settled, or established: it obtained, or held: syn. دَامَ: and اِسْتَقَرَّ: [it stood, as a fact or truth; it stood, or held, good; it was, or became, a fact or truth, or a settled, or an established, fact or truth:] it was, or became, or proved, sound, valid, substantial, real, sure, certain, true, right, correct, just, or proper; syn. صَحَّ.
2 ثَبَتَ بِالمَكَانِ, Verbal.Noun ثُبُرتٌ, He continued, remained, dwelt, or abode, in the place.
3 ثَبَتَ الجَرَادُ, and , and , The locusts stuck their tails into the ground to lay their eggs.
4 ثَبَتُّ عَلَى الأَمْرِ [I kept constantly, firmly, steadily, steadfastly, or fixedly, to the affair]. (K in art. زمع.)
5 ثَبَتَ لِبْدُكَ May thy case, or state, or condition, be permanent.
6 [ثَبَتَ عِنْدَهُ كَذَا Such a thing was, or became, a settled, or an established, fact, or truth, with him, or in his opinion; it became established, substantiated, made good, or verified, in his opinion or estimation: like صَحَّ. And ثَبَتَ عَلَيْهِ It was, or became, established against him. Hence, ثَبَتَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ كَذَا Such a thing became established, or verified, as due to him from him: like صَحَّ. And hence,] ثَبَتَ is also syn. with وَجَبَ [as meaning It was, or became, or proved to be, binding, obligatory, incumbent, or due: and it was, or became, necessitated, necessary, or requisite: so that ثَبَتَ عَلَيْهِ means also it was, or became, or proved to be, binding, obligatory, or incumbent, on him; or it rested, or lay, on him; as a debt, or a duty: and it became necessitated to take effect upon him: and ثَبَتَ لَهُ it was, or became, or proved to be, due to him, or owing to him]. (Telweeh, TA in art. وجب.)
7 [ثَبَتَ لَهُ also signifies It belonged, or appertained, as an attribute, or a quality, or a property, to him, or it; it was affirmable, or predicable, of him, or it.]

def.2 ثَبُتَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun ثَبَاتَةٌ and ثُبُوتَةٌ, He was, or became, firm in intellect, understanding, or mind: or firm, or steady, in fight, or in speech, or discourse: or intelligent, and possessing self-restraint: or seldom erring or making a mistake or committing a fault: or firm of heart in war: or courageous as a horseman, earnest in the charge.
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