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نُبْتُهُ

Root: نوب

Form: 1

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نُبْتُهُI , Present.T يَنُوبُ Verbal.Noun نَوْبٌ; and ; I came to him by turns,
2 * اِنْنَابَهُمْ, Verbal.Noun اِنْتِيَابٌ, He came to them time after time, The Hudhalee says, أَقَبَّ طَرِيدٍ بِنُزْهِ الفَلَا پِ لَا يَرِدُ المَاءَ إِلَّا ٱنْتِيَابَا Slender in the belly, an object of the chase, in a part of the desert far from roster and pasture; he will not come to the water otherwise than time after time. The port is describing a wild ass. Accord to one relation, the last word is اِئْتِيَابَا. meaning “ coming by night. ”
3 [Also, , app., He did a thing time after time; did a thing by turns. (See مُنْتَابٌ.]
4 نَابَ, Present.T يَنْوبُ Verbal.Noun نَوْبٌ, He drove camels early in the morning to the water, and was [again] at the water in the evening, going to it thus] time after time
5 نَابَ إِلَى اللّٰه; and اناب , Verbal.Noun إِنَابَةٌ; obedience He returned from disobedience to obedience to God, he returned unto God [repenting]: he repented; or the latter, he returned unto God; syn. رَجَعَ or ناب signifies he kept to obedience unto God: [this is given in the K as another and distinct signification of ناب :] and اناب signifies as before explained or he returned to the performance of God, command; not departing from anything thereof: or be returned time after time: the In. signification, accord. to the Kesh-sháf and AHei, is he entered upon the good turn. (TA, where for الخيل read الخير.)
6 نَابَ عَنِّى, Present.T يَنُوبُ, Verbal.Noun نَوْبٌ and مَنَابٌ and نِيَابَةٌ He supplied my place; served for me; acted in my place or stead, or as my substitute, lieutenant, deputy, factor, or agent; (S, K, &c.: فِى كَذَا in such an affair.
7 نَابَ عَنْهُ [and نَابَ مَنَابَهَ] It supplied its place.
8 نَابَهُ أَمْرٌ, Present.T يَنُوبُ. Verbal.Noun نَوْبٌ and نَوْبَةٌ; and ; a thing, or an event, [generally a misfortune, or an evil accident,] befell him; betided him; happened to him.
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