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رَبِيثَةٌ

Root: ربث

Full Definition

رَبِيثَةٌ , a subst. from رَبَثَهُ signifying as expl. in the second sentence of this art., and رِبِّيثَى [in like manner a subst.] from رَبَثَهُ signifying as expl. in the first sentence of this art., A thing, or an event, that hinders, withholds, restrains, or prevents, one [from a thing that he wants, and from his affair; and that turns, or diverts, one therefrom; and that deceives, or deludes, one]: or both signify deceit, or delusion; [in which sense, accord, to the TA, the former word is expl. in the K, but it is not so in my MS. copy of the K nor in the CK;] and hindrance, restraint, or prevention: pl. of the former رَبَائِثُ. You say, فَعَلَ ذٰلِكَ لَهُ رَبِيثَةً and رِبِّيثَى He did that to him from a motive of deceit, or delusion, and hindrance, restraint, or prevention. And إِنَّمَا قُلْتُ ذٰلِكَ رَبِيثَةً مِنِّى I said that only from a motive of deceit, or delusion, on my part. It is said in a trad., تَعْتَرضُ الشَّيَاطِينُ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ بِالَّربَائِثِ, meaning [The devils go forth against men indiscriminately, on Friday,] with the means of hindering them, or withholding them, from prayer: or إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الجُمُعَةِ بَعَثَ إِبْلِيسُ جُنُودَهُ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَأَخَذُوا عَلَيْهِمْ بَالرَّبَائِثِ, i. e. [When Friday is come, Iblees sends forth his forces to men, and] they remind them of the wants that hinder, or withhold, them [from the prayers of that day]: or, as some relate it, يَرْمُونَ النَّاسَ , which is said by El-Khattábee to be of no account; but it may mean [they assail men with] hindrances; for تَرَابِيثُ may be pl. of تَرْبِيثَةٌ , Verbal.Noun un. of رَبَّثَهُ.

def.2 See also رَبِيثٌ last sentence.
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