نَجِيبٌ
Root: نجب
Full Definition
نَجِيبٌ
A generous, noble, liberal, man; one distinguished by rank or quality, nobility or eminence, reputation or note or consideration; excellent; of great worth in his kind; one who is like his father in generosity and actions: as also
نَجْبٌ [explained as signifying “ liberal, generous ”] and
نُجَبَةٌ : or you call a man نجيب when he is generous, noble, or liberal; but when he is unequalled among his people in generosity, &c., you say هُوَ قَوْمِهِ, in measure like حَلَمَة: [but MF doubts the correctness of this measure; and seems to think that the correct word is
:] هو القَوْمِ is said of a man when he is the man, among them, who is distinguished by generosity, &c.: pl. نُجَبَآءُ and أَنْجَابٌ and نُجُبٌ.
2 نَجِيبٌ Excellent, as an epithet applied to any animal; a generous, excellent, camel or horse; one of high breed; a strong, light, swift, camel: you say نَاقَةٌ نَجِيبَةٌ as well as ناقة نَجِيبٌ: pl. نَجَائِبُ and نُجُبٌ.
3 نَجَائِبُ القُرْآنِ The most excellent, and the purest, parts of the Kur-án. Of such is the سُورَةُ الأَنْعَام. In like manner, The heart thereof that has [as it were] no نَجَب [or bark] upon it: or the best, or most excellent, thereof.
2 نَجِيبٌ Excellent, as an epithet applied to any animal; a generous, excellent, camel or horse; one of high breed; a strong, light, swift, camel: you say نَاقَةٌ نَجِيبَةٌ as well as ناقة نَجِيبٌ: pl. نَجَائِبُ and نُجُبٌ.
3 نَجَائِبُ القُرْآنِ The most excellent, and the purest, parts of the Kur-án. Of such is the سُورَةُ الأَنْعَام. In like manner, The heart thereof that has [as it were] no نَجَب [or bark] upon it: or the best, or most excellent, thereof.
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