جَبَى

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جَبَىI , first pers. جَبَيْتُ, Present.T جَبِوَ ; and جَبَى, Present.T جَبَوَ said by MF to be unknown, and also, because neither the second nor the third radical is a faucial letter, unreasonable, but mentioned by Sb, though held by him to be of weak authority, and mentioned also by IAar, as extr., like أَبَى, Present.T يَأْبَى; and جَبَا, first pers. جَبَوْتُ, Present.T جَبُوَ ; Verbal.Noun [of the first and second] جَبْىٌ and [probably of the last only] جَبًا and جِبًا and جُبًا and [of the last, but whether in the first or the second of the senses here following is not shown,] جِبْوَةٌ; He collected water in a trough or tank for beasts &c. [Ks, S, K, Er-Rághib.)
2 And the first of these verbs, and the second, and the third; Verbal.Noun جِبَايَةٌ and جِبَاوَةٌ and جَبْوٌ [and probably جِبْوَةٌ also, which see above]; He collected the [tax called] خَرَاج, and [other] property. The last of these verbs is said in the S to be originally with ء, though pronounced without ء; but IB says that this is not the case, and that it has not been heard with ء. You say also, جَبَاهُ القَوْمَ [He collected it from the people, or company of men]; and جَبَى مِنْهُمْ [He collected from them].
3 Also جَبَا [or جَبَى], first pers. جَبَيْتُ, He appropriated a thing purely to himself, exclusively of any partner; chose it, or took it in preference, for himself. And hence, He chose it, or selected it, لِنَفْسِهِ for himself.

def.2 And جَبَى and جَبَا, [originally جَبَأَ,] He returned, receded, retreated, or went back.

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