Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

هَِبةٌ

Root: وهب

Full Definition

هَِبةٌ and مَوْهَبَةٌ A gift ; properly, one that is freely and disinterestedly given, not for any compensation; a free, or disinterested, gift. [In the K, the latter is explained as signifying simply a gift.] Pl. of the former هِبَاةٌ; and of the latter, مَوَاهِبُ.
2 [A هِبَاةٌ is of two kinds: مَوَاهِبُ A free gift, for no requital, or compensation: and هِبَةُ ثَوَابٍ A gift for a requital, or compensation. This distinction is made in law, &c.]


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