نُهْبَةٌ
Root: نهب
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نُهْبَةٌ
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نُهْبَى and
نُهَيْبَى and نُهَّيْبَى Spoil, plunder, or booty; a thing taken as spoil: and also Spoliation; a taking of spoil, plunder, or booty: substs. from نَهَبَ: and substs. in the sense of اِنْتِهَابٌ:
نُهْبَى is explained in the Towsheeh as signifying the taking of a Muslim's property by force: it is said, [of Mohammad,] in a trad., that he seattered some articles of property, and the people did not take them; so he asked them why they did not take; and they replied أَوَلَيْسَ قَدْ نَهَيْتَ
عَنِ النُّهْبَى [Hast thou not forbidden spoliation?]; but he said إِنَّمَا نَهَيْتُ عَنْ نُهْبَى العَسَاكِرِ [I have only forbidden soldiers' spoliation]. See نَهْبٌ.
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