Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

رَبَدَ

Root: ربد

Form: 1

Full Definition

رَبَدَI , Present.T ـُ or ـِ Verbal.Noun رُبُودٌ, or رَبْدٌ, He remained, stayed, dwelt, or abode, بِمَكَانٍ in a place.

def.2 رَبَدَ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun رَبْدٌ, He confined; kept close, or within certain limits; or shut up; him, or it; or camels [&c.].
2 He tied camels.
3 Also, or ربّد , [or ربد التَّمْرَ,] He stowed, or packed, dates, or the dates, in رَبَائِد, i. e. oblong pieces of matting [of woven palm-leaves]. [From what here follows, and from the usage of the part. n. رَابِدٌ , it appears that the former verb is correct; but the latter may be so too, or may have an intensive signification.] You say also, رَبَدْتُ تَمْرَكَ رَبْدًا حَسَنًا I stowed thy dates in the مِرْبَد in a good manner.


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