maṣdarرَيْبٌmuḍāriʿيَرِيبُ يَرِيبُنِى
Core sense — it made me doubt; it disquieted my mind; it made me suspect himgenerated
1.1it (a thing) made me doubt—رَابَهُ
maṣdar رَيْبٌ and رِيبَةٌ, or the last is a simple noun.
It (a thing) occasioned disquiet, disturbance, or agitation of mind in me. [This is the primary meaning, and it is borne also by أَرَابَنِى — see the verses of Khálid cited below — and from it come the other meanings that follow.]
it caused me to have doubt, or suspicion or evil opinion—أَرَابَنِى
Lth says that this second form is bad.
What is termed رِيبَة, that is, doubt, or suspicion or evil opinion, or doubt combined with suspicion or evil opinion.
Accord. to AZ, the former means: he, or his case, made me know that there was on his part what is termed رِيبَة, something occasioning doubt, or suspicion or evil opinion, and made me certain of it; while the latter means: it made me think that there was such a thing in him, without my being certain of it. Az says that these are the right explanations of the two phrases.
he put doubt, or suspicion, into my mind—جَعَلَ فِىَّ الرِّيَبَةَ
So Sb and others; أَرَبْتُهُ is explained in a similar way.
he made me think that which occasioned doubt, or suspicion—أَوْهَمَنِى الرِّيبَةَ
In the same way ارابهُ is explained.
I made doubt, or suspicion, or the cause of it, reach him—رِبْتُهُ
That is, أَوْصَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ الرِّيبَةَ.
he did to him something that occasioned doubt, or suspicion—رَابَهُ
That is, أَتَاهُ بِرِيبَةٍ; apparently by some act.
it made me doubt—رَابَنِى أَمْرُهُ
Accord. to Lh, the Arabs use this form with and maṣdar رَيْبٌ and رِيبَةٌ. When they speak allusively about the cause of doubt, without naming it, they prefix ا, saying أَرَابَ and أَرَبْتُ; when they name the cause, they drop that letter. Still, it is allowable to say أَرَابَنِى الأَمْرُ, that is, to prefix the ا when the verb is made transitive.
he did what made me doubt and what I disliked, or hated—رَابَنِى
Accord. to As, said of a man when you see in him what makes you doubt and what you dislike, or hate.
I doubted—رِبْتُ
Hudheyl say أَرَابَنِى, or ارابنى أَمْرُهُ — so As, on the authority of 'Eesà Ibn-'Omar — and also اِرْتَبْتُ.
Accord. to IAth, رَابَنِى الشَّكُّ — clearly a mistranscription for رابنى الشَّىْءُ — and ارابنى both mean شَكَّكَنِى وَ أَوْهَمَنِى الرِّيبَةَ بِهِ: the thing made me doubt and made me think that there was something in it occasioning doubt, or suspicion. But when you are certain of it, you say only رَابَنِى, without an initial ا.
the thing, or event, befell me—رَابَنِى الأَمْرُ
So Lth. It seems to be said only of something evil.
his affair, or case, brought doubt and fear upon me—رَابَنِى أَمْرُهُ
The word used is شَكًّا; in one copy شَرًّا, that is, evil.
What displeases and disquiets her displeases and disquiets me—يَرِيبُنِى مَا يَرِيبُهَا
No one shall oppose himself to it and disquiet it, or disturb it—لَا يَرِيبُهُ أَحَدٌ بِشَىْءٍ
What disquieted you and made you cut it off?—مَا رَابَكَ إِلَى قَطْعِهَا
In a tradition about Fátimeh.
In another tradition, about a gazelle lying curled up asleep.
In another tradition; so Aboo-Moosà thinks the phrase may be read, but see another reading under رَابٌ.
Leave what makes you doubt for what will not make you doubt—دَعْ مَا وَ إِنَّ رِيبَةٌ يَرِيبُكَ إِلَى مَا لَا يَريبُكَ فَإِنَّ الكَذِبَ الصِّدْقَ طُمَأْنِينَةٌ
Also related as يُرِيبُكَ. It is what puts into you الرِّيبَة, a word whose original meaning is disquiet, disturbance, or agitation of mind, and hence suspicion or evil opinion; keep instead to what will not make you doubt, for lying is a thing that occasions disquiet of mind, or doubt or suspicion, while truthfulness occasions tranquillity — the mind is not at rest while it doubts, but becomes tranquil when it is certain.
The Hudhalee, Khálid Ibn-Zuheyr, says: [O my people, what ails me with Aboo-Dhueyb? When I came to him after being away, he would smell my side, or my armpit, and pull my garment, as though I had disquieted his mind with doubt, or suspicion.]
shāhid 1يَا قَوْمِ مَا لِى وَ أَبَا ذُؤَيْبِكُنْتُ إِذَا أَتَوْتُهُ مِنْ غَيْبِيَشُمُّ عِطْفِى وَ يَجُرُّ ثَوْبِىكَأَنَّنِى أَرَبْتُهُ بِرَيْبِ
The verse is cited in this article and in art. بز, but there with يَبُزُّ in the place of its synonym يَجُرُّ.
اراب is both transitive and intransitive; whoever makes it transitive makes it synonymous with رَابَ, as in Khálid's line above, whose last hemistich is also related as:
shāhid 2كَأَنَّنِى قَدْ رِبْتُهُ بِرَيْبِ
But اراب, when intransitive, means أَتَى بِرِيبَةٍ, he did an act that occasioned doubt, or suspicion, just as أَلَامَ means أَتَى بِمَا يُلَامُ عَلَيْهِ, he did an act for which he was to be blamed.
Agreeing with this meaning is the verse ascribed to El-Mutalemmis, or to Beshshár Ibn-Burdeh: [Your brother is he who, when you make him doubt, or do to him an act occasioning doubt, or suspicion, says: I have only done what occasions doubt; and when you deal gently with him, he becomes gentle.]
shāhid 3أَخُوكَ الَّذِى إِنْ رِبْتَهُ قَالَ إِنَّمَاأَرَبْتُ وَ إِنْ لَايَنْتَهُ لَانَ جَانِبُهْ
In another explanation عَاتَبْتَهُ is put in the place of لَايَنْتَهُ.
This is the correct relation of the verse. One who relates it otherwise, saying أَرَبْتَ, holds that إِنْ رِبْتَهُ means: if you force him to have doubt, or suspicion.
The other word is اربت, said to be with damm, but this is clearly a mistranscription for with fet-h: it cannot be with damm to the ا, since أُرِبْتَ gives no suitable meaning, nor with damm to the ت, since the explanation relates to the reading of اربت with fet-h to the ت. It means: you have caused me to think that there was something occasioning doubt, or suspicion, when it was not decidedly necessary.
Lane cites “Bd in ii. 1” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
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, (T, S, M, &c.,) aor. يَرِيبُ , (M, Mgh, Msb, K,) inf. n. رَيْبٌ (T, M, Mgh, Msb, &c.) and رِيبَةٌ , (M, K,) or the latter is a simple subst., (S, Msb,) It (a thing) occasioned in me disquiet, disturbance, or agitation, of mind: (Ksh and Bd in ii. 1:) [this is the primary signification; (see رِيبَةٌ ;) a signification also borne by أَرَابَنِى ; (see the verses of Khálid cited in this paragraph;) whence the other significations here expl. in what follows:] it (a thing) made me to doubt: (Msb: and in like manner رَابَهُ is expl. in the Mgh:) or it (a thing, M) caused me to have what is termed رِيبَة [i. e. doubt, or suspicion or evil opinion, or doubt combined with suspicion or evil opinion]; as also أَرَابَنِى : (M, K: in both of which this meaning is indicated, but not expressed:) but the latter is said by Lth to be bad: (T:) or, (T, M, Msb,) accord. to AZ, (T, Msb,) the former signifies he, (T, M, *) or it, i. e. his case, (M, * Msb,) made me to know that there was on his part what is termed رِيبَة [i. e. something occasioning doubt, or suspicion or evil opinion, or doubt combined with suspicion or evil opinion]; (T, M, Msb;) made me to be certain, or sure, of it: (Msb:) and ↓ the latter signifies made me to think that there was in him what is so termed; (Sb, T, M, Msb, K;) without my being certain, or sure, of it: (Msb:) [Az says that] these are the right explanations of the two phrases: (T:) [or] the latter signifies also جَعَلَ فِىَّ الرِّيَبَةَ [he put into me, i. e. into my mind, doubt, or suspicion &c.]; (Sb, M, K; and in a similar manner أَرَبْتُهُ is expl. in the latter;) or أَوْهَمَنِى الرِّيبَةَ [he made me to think that which occasioned doubt, or suspicion &c.]: (K: and in like manner ارابهُ is expl. in the Ham p. 363:) and رِبْتُهُ signifies أَوْصَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ الرِّيبَةَ [I made doubt, or suspicion &c., or that which occasioned doubt, or suspicion &c., to come to him, or to reach him]; (K;) [app. by some act; for it is said that] رَابَهُ signifies أَتَاهُ بِرِيبَةٍ [he did to him a thing that occasioned doubt, or suspicion &c.]: (Ham ubi suprà:) or, (K,) accord. to Lh, the Arabs say, (M,) رَابَنِى أَمْرُهُ , aor. يَرِيبُنِى , inf. n. رَيْبٌ and رِيبَةٌ : when they speak allusively [with respect to the cause of doubt &c., not expressing it,] ( إِذَا كَنَوْا [misinterpreted in the TA as meaning “ when they affix a pronoun to the verb, ” for the meaning here intended is clearly shown by what follows,]) they prefix ا [to the verb, saying أَرَابَ , and أَرَبْتُ , &c., expl. in the latter part of this paragraph]; and when they do not speak allusively [with respect to the cause of doubt &c., but express it,] ( إِذَا لَمْ يَكْنُوا ) they reject that letter; but [so accord. to the M, but in the K “ or, ”] it is allowable to say, أَرَابَنِى الأَمْرُ ; (M, K;) i. e., to prefix the ا when the verb is made trans.: (M:) accord. to As, (T,) رَابَنِى [signifies he did what made me to doubt, or to have doubt, or suspicion &c, and what I disliked, or hated; for it] is said of a man when thou seest, on his part, what makes thee to doubt, &c., ( مَا يُرِيبُكَ , [or مَا يَرِيبُكَ ,]) and what thou dislikest, or hatest: (T, S:) and Hudheyl say, أَرَابَنِى , (T, S, Msb,) or ارابنى أَمْرُهُ , as As says on the authority of 'Eesà Ibn-'Omar; (M;) and رِبْتُ and اِرْتَبْتُ , meaning I doubted: (Msb:) accord. to IAth, رَابَنِى الشَّكُّ [an evident mistranscription for رابنى الشَّىْءُ ] and ارابنى both mean شَكَّكَنِى وَ أَوْهَمَنِى الرِّيبَةَ بِهِ [i. e. the thing made me to doubt, and caused me to think that there was that which occasioned doubt, or suspicion &c., in it]; but when you are certain, or sure, of it, you say [only] رَابَنِى , without [an incipient] ا : (TA:) accord. to Lth, رَابَنِى الأَمْرُ , inf. n. رَيْبٌ , signifies the thing, or event, [app. said only of that which is evil,] betided me, or befell me: and رَابَنِى أَمْرُهُ , his affair, or case, brought upon me doubt ( شَكًّا [in the TA شَرًّا i. e. evil]) and fear. (T.) It is said in a trad., of Fátimeh, يَرِيبُنِى مَا يَرِيبُهَا , meaning That displeases and disquiets me which displeases and disquiets her. (TA.) And in another, respecting a gazelle lying curled in sleep, لَا يَرِيبُهُ أَحَدٌ بِشَىْءٍ , meaning No one shall oppose himself to it and disquiet it, or disturb it. (TA.) And in another, مَا رَابَكَ إِلَى قَطْعِهَا , i. e. What disquieted thee and constrained thee to cut it off? as Aboo-Moosà thinks the phrase may be read: but see another reading voce رَابٌ . (TA.) And in another, دَعْ مَا وَ إِنَّ رِيبَةٌ يَرِيبُكَ إِلَى مَا لَا يَريبُكَ فَإِنَّ الكَذِبَ الصِّدْقَ طُمَأْنِينَةٌ , (Mgh, TA, *) or, as some relate it, يُرِيبُكَ , (TA,) i. e. Leave thou that which causeth thee to doubt, (Mgh, TA, *) and occasioneth in thee الرِّيبَة , which originally signifies disquiet, or disturbance, or agitation, of mind, [and hence suspicion &c., and betake thyself to that which will not cause thee to doubt, &c., for verily lying is a thing that occasions disquiet of mind, or doubt, or suspicion &c., and verily veracity is a thing that occasions tranquillity;] because the mind is not at rest when it doubts, but becomes tranquil when it is certain, or sure. (Mgh.) And the Hudhalee, (S, TA,) Khálid Ibn-Zuheyr, (TA,) says, 1 [O my people, what aileth me with Aboo-Dhueyb? I was (such that) when I came to him after absence, or from being absent, he would smell my side, or my armpit, and pull my garment, as though I disquieted his mind with doubt, or suspicion &c.]: (S and TA, in this art. and in art. بز ; but in the latter with يَبُزُّ in the place of its syn. يَجُرُّ :) it is said in the L that اراب is trans. and intrans.; and that he who makes it trans. makes it syn. with رَابَ ; and thus it is in the saying of Khálid cited above; the last hemistich of which is also related thus: 2 but اراب when intrans. signifies أَتَى بِرِيبَةٍ [meaning he did an act that occasioned doubt, or suspicion &c.]; like as أَلَامَ signifies أَتَى بِمَا يُلَامُ عَلَيْهِ [he did an act for which he was to be blamed]: and agreeably with this signification is expl. the verse ascribed to El-Mutalemmis, or to Beshshár Ibn-Burdeh, 3 [Thy brother is he who, if thou make him to doubt, &c., (or if thou do to him an act occasioning doubt, or suspicion &c., as expl. in the Ham p. 363, where عَاتَبْتَهُ is put in the place of لَايَنْتَهُ ,) says, Only I have done what occasions doubt, &c.; and if thou act gently with him, becomes gentle]: thus the verse is correctly related: he who relates it differently, saying أَرَبْتَ , [and thus I find it in two copies of the T,] asserts that إِنْ رِبْتَهُ means if thou make him of necessity to have doubt, or suspicion &c.; and اربت [here said in the TA to be “ with damm, ” but this is evidently a mistranscription for “ with fet-h, ” for it cannot mean with damm to the ا , as أُرِبْتَ does not bear an appropriate signification, nor can it mean with damm to the ت , as the explanation relates to the reading of اربت with fet-h to the ت ,] means thou hast caused [me] to think that there was that which occasioned doubt, or suspicion &c., when it was not decidedly necessary. (TA.) يَا قَوْمِ مَا لِى وَ أَبَا ذُؤَيْبِ | كُنْتُ إِذَا أَتَوْتُهُ مِنْ غَيْبِ | يَشُمُّ عِطْفِى وَ يَجُرُّ ثَوْبِى | كَأَنَّنِى أَرَبْتُهُ بِرَيْبِ كَأَنَّنِى قَدْ رِبْتُهُ بِرَيْبِ أَخُوكَ الَّذِى إِنْ رِبْتَهُ قَالَ إِنَّمَا | أَرَبْتُ وَ إِنْ لَايَنْتَهُ لَانَ جَانِبُهْ