رَبَضَ

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رَبَضَI , Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun رُبُوضٌ and رَبْضٌ and رَبْضَةٌ, [the last an Verbal.Noun of un.,] said of the sheep and goat, and of the gazelle, and of the ox-kind, and the horse, or beast, and of the dog, [signifying He lay down, or laid himself down, upon his breast,] is like بَرَكَ said of a camel, and جَثَمَ said of a bird, or جَلَسَ said of a man. Said of a man, it means [ He lay down: and he sat: or] he sat upon his knees: and it may also mean he sat upon his thighs and his buttocks. [And hence, He remained fixed, or stationary, like an animal lying upon its breast; as is shown by what here follows: whence a signification of رَبَّضَ, q. v.] The saying of Mohammad to Ed- Dahhák, when he sent him to his people, إِذَا أَتَيْتَهُمْ فَٱرْبِضْ فِى دَارِهِمْ ظَبْيًا, means When thou comest to them, remain in their abode in security, or without fear, like the gazelle in his covert: or trust them not, but be vigilant, like a wild animal, ready to spring up, for thou wilt be in the midst of the unbelievers; so, if anything induce in thee suspicion, thou mayest flee from them like the gazelle: accord. to each interpretation, ظبيا is in the accus. case as a denotative of state; the subst. being put in the place of the act. part. n., as though for مَتَظَبِّيًا: the former of the two explanations is said to be the more agreeable with the circumstances of the case. You say also, رَبَضَ الأَسَدُ عَلَى فَرِيسَتِهِ, and القِرْنُ عَلَى قِرْنِهِ, The lion laid himself down upon his breast (بَرَكَ) on his prey, and the adversary on his adversary.
2 He lodged, and abode, in a place.
3 He became heavy, and slept, stretched upon the ground.
4 رَبَضَ عَنِ الغَنَمِ, Verbal.Noun رُبُوضٌ, He abstained from tupping, or covering the ewes, and avoided it, or them, being fatigued: or was unable to cover them: one does not say, of a ram, جَفَرَ. You say also of a ewe when she is pregnant, قَدْ رُبِضَ عَنْهَا. And you say of a man, رَبَضَ عَنْ مَعَالِى الأُمُورِ He abstained, or held back, from seeking the means of acquiring eminence, or nobility.
5 رَبَضَ اللَّيْلُ The night cast its darkness [lit. itself (expl. by أَلْقَى بنَفْسِهِ) upon the earth].

def.2 رَبَضَهُ, Present.T ـِ and ـُ but the latter Present.T was afterwards rejected by IAar, He betook himself, or repaired, to him for lodging, covert, or refuge.

def.3 رَبَضَتْهُ, Present.T ـِ and IAar is related to have said ـُ also, but afterwards to have retracted it, She undertook, or managed, his affairs, and gave him lodging, or refuge: she was to him [as though she were] a رَبَض, or place of abode: like أَبَوْتُهُ “ I was to him a father, ” and أَمَمْتُهُ “ I was to him a mother. ” [The Present.T occurs in the K, in the phrase تَرْبِضُ زَوْجَهَا: thus in the TA: in the CK, تُرَبِّضُ: in the L, تَرْبُضُ; and thus also the Present.T is written in a copy of the A.]

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