قَارِبٌ

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قَارِبٌ [part. n. of قَرَبَ said of a man journeying to water: and accord. to As and A'Obeyd, part. n. of أَقْرَبَ used in a similar sense; as such anomalous]. One seeking, or seeking to attain, [or journeying to,] water: so says Az, without specifying any time: or, accord. to Kh, one doing so by night; not applied to one doing so by day. And its pl. قَوَارِبُونَ signifies Persons whose camels are performing a journey such as is termed قَرَبٌ: see 4, latter half. The epithet applied to camels in this case is قَوَارِبُ; [of which see another explanation voce طَلَقٌ;] and this epithet is also used in relation to birds. مَا لِى قَارِبٌ وَلَا هَارِبٌ occurs in a trad., meaning I have not any that goes to water nor any that returns from it. (L, TA. [See also هَارِبٌ.]) And حِمَارٌ قَارِبٌ means An ass hastening on in the night of arriving at the water.

def.2 Also A small سَفِينَة; i. e. [a skiff;] a ship's boat, used by the seamen as a convenient means af accomplishing their needful affairs; also called سُنْبُوكٌ [or سُنْبُوقٌ]: pl. قَوَارِبُ: and أَقْرُبٌ occurs in a trad., and is said to be also a pl. of قَارِبٌ; but IAth says that this is not known as a pl. قارب, unless as anomalous; and it is said that أَفْرُبُ السَّفِينَةِ means the nearest parts of the ship; i. e., the parts near [or next] to the land.

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