نَائِبٌ
Root: نوب
Full Definition
نَائِبٌ
Abundant good, that comes again and again [by turns].
2 حُمَّى نَائِبَةٌ A quotidian fever.
3 نَائِبَةٌ Guests coming time after time.
4 See نُوبٌ.
5 نَائِبٌ One who supplies the place of another; who acts in his place or stead, or as his substitute, lieutenant, deputy, factor, or agent: pl. نُوَّابٌ.
6 نَائِبَةٌ What befalls, betides, or happens, that is afflictive, distressing, difficult, or unfortunate: pl. نَوَائِبُ and نُوَبٌ; the latter of which is extr.: or rather this latter is pl. of نُوبَةٌ, which is syn. with نائبة, a subst. from نَابَهُ أَمْرٌ, [and therefore signifying an accident, or a casualty, &c.; and as such this pl. is not extr., but analogous:] an evil accident; a misfortune; a disaster; a calamity; an affliction: pl. نَوَائِبُ: only signifying what is evil: or, accord. to some, an accident, whether good or evil: ex. Lebeed says,
2 حُمَّى نَائِبَةٌ A quotidian fever.
3 نَائِبَةٌ Guests coming time after time.
4 See نُوبٌ.
5 نَائِبٌ One who supplies the place of another; who acts in his place or stead, or as his substitute, lieutenant, deputy, factor, or agent: pl. نُوَّابٌ.
6 نَائِبَةٌ What befalls, betides, or happens, that is afflictive, distressing, difficult, or unfortunate: pl. نَوَائِبُ and نُوَبٌ; the latter of which is extr.: or rather this latter is pl. of نُوبَةٌ, which is syn. with نائبة, a subst. from نَابَهُ أَمْرٌ, [and therefore signifying an accident, or a casualty, &c.; and as such this pl. is not extr., but analogous:] an evil accident; a misfortune; a disaster; a calamity; an affliction: pl. نَوَائِبُ: only signifying what is evil: or, accord. to some, an accident, whether good or evil: ex. Lebeed says,
[Accidents of a good nature, and of an evil, both of them; and neither is the good prolonged, nor the evil constant]: or what befalls, betides, or happens, to a man, of difficult, arduous, distressing, or afflictive, events, or affairs, and accidents: [a difficulty, or difficult affair] in a trad. respecting Kheyber it is said, قَسَمَهَا نُصْفَيْنِ نُصْفًا لِنَوَائِبِهِ وَحَاجَاتِهِ وَنُصْفًا بَيْنَ المُسْلِمِينَ [He divided it into two halves; half for his own difficulties, or difficult affairs, and wants, and half among the Muslims].نَوَائِبُ مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَشَرٍّ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا الخَيْرُ مَمْدُودٌ وَلَا الشَّرُّ لَازِبُ
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