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Form 1سَبَأَ الخَمْرَ7 senses · 4 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarسَبْءٌ

Core sense — he bought wine; it burned or altered the skin; he flogged himgenerated

1.1he bought wine, in order to drink it—مَسْبَأٌ

maṣdar سَبْءٌ and سِبَآءٌ, like كِتَابٌ [but see سِبَآءٌ below].

استبأها is used in the same way.

The synonym given is شَرَاهَا, which mostly means “he sold it,” or اِشْتَرَاهَا, which is well known as meaning “he bought it,” and this is why it is used here, in the S and O.

Ks: when you buy wine to carry it to a place, you say سَبَيْتُ الخَمْرَ, without ء; and so say the other celebrated lexicologists, except Fei, who says in this case, as in others, سَبَأْتُهَا, and the wine itself is called سَبِيْئَةٌ.

The verbs are used in the sense of buying only in relation to wine. [See also art. سبى.]

1.1.1he collected the wine in vessels—سَبَأَ الشَّرَابَ

Aboo-Moosà: this sense occurs in a tradition.

1.2it, or they, burned, or hurt, him or the skin—سَبَأَتْهُ

Said of fire, and of whips. Some say the meaning is: it altered him, or the skin (the M has “or”, the K “and”).

The same is said of the sun, of fever, and of journeying.

Also said as سَبَأَتِ الجِلْدَ.

1.2.1I burned him with fire—سَبَأْتُهُ بِالنَّارِ

he burned his skin—سَبَأَ جِلْدَهُ

he burned the skin—سَبَأَ الجِلْدَ

Or, as some say: he stripped it off.

سَبَأَ also means: he stripped off skin, or he skinned.

1.2.2I flogged the man—سَبَأْتُ الرَّجُلَ

1.3he passed over a false oath he had sworn, not caring about it—سَبَأَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ كَاذِبَةٍ

Or: he swore a false oath.

Some say سَبَأَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ, with the same muḍāriʿ and maṣdar, meaning: he passed over an oath he had sworn, lying.

1.4he took by the hand, and the like—سَبَأَ

Synonymous with صَافَحَ. MF thought this a strange meaning.

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, (S, M, K,) aor. سَبَاَ , (M, K,) inf. n. سَبْءٌ (S, M, K) and سِبَآءٌ , (M, K, TA,) like كِتَابٌ , (TA, in the CK سَباء ,) [but see سِبَآءٌ below,] and مَسْبَأٌ ; (S, K;) and استبأها ; (S, M, K;) He bought wine, syn. شَرَاهَا , (M, K,) which mostly means “ he sold it, ” (TA,) or اِشْتَرَاهَا , (S, O,) which is well known as meaning “ he bought it, ” wherefore it is here used in the S and O, (TA,) in order that he might drink it: (S, O:) accord. to Ks, (TA,) when you buy wine to carry it to a place, you say, سَبَيْتُ الخَمْرَ , without ء ; (S, TA;) and so say the [other] celebrated lexicologists, except Fei, accord. to whom you say in this case [as in others], سَبَأْتُهَا ; and it is itself called سَبِيْئَةٌ : (TA:) the verbs are only used, in the sense of buying, in relation to wine. (S, Msb, TA.) [See also art. سبى .] And سَبَأَ الشَّرَابَ He collected the wine in vessels: occurring in this sense in a trad. (Aboo-Moosà, TA.) سَبَأَتْهُ , (M,) or سَبَأَتِ الجِلْدَ , (K,) said of fire, (M, K,) and of whips, (M,) It, or they, burned, or hurt, (M, K,) or, as some say, (M, but in the K “ and, ”) altered, (M, K,) him, (M,) or the skin: (K:) and in like manner one says of the sun, and of fever, and of journeying. (M.) And سَبَأْتُهُ بِالنَّارِ I burned him with fire: (AZ, S:) or سَبَأَ جِلْدَهُ , inf. n. سَبْءٌ , He burned his skin; or, as some say, stripped it off: (M:) or سَبَأَ الجِلْدَ he burned the skin: and سَبَأَ signifies also he stripped off [skin], or he skinned. (K.) And سَبَأْتُ الرَّجُلَ , (inf. n. سَبْءٌ , TA,) I flogged the man. (S, K. *) سَبَأَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ كَاذِبَةٍ , (S, M,) aor. سَبَاَ , inf. n. سَبْءٌ , (M,) He passed over a false oath [that he had sworn], not caring for it: (S): or he swore a false oath: and some say, سَبَأَ عَلَى يَمِينٍ , aor. and inf. n. as above, meaning he passed over an oath [that he had sworn], lying. (M.) سَبَأَ is also syn. with صَافَحَ [He took by the hand: &c.]: (O, K:) deemed by MF a strange meaning. (TA.)

Form 4اسبأ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he became silent; his heart became submissive, or heavygenerated

4.1

He (a man) became silent. Sh, in art. رطم.

4.1.1he, or his heart, became submissive to the decree of God—اسبأ لِأَمْرِ ٱللّٰهِ

4.1.2his heart became in a bad state, or heavy, at the thing—اسبأ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ

خَبُثَ [so in the M and in a copy of the K; in the CK and TA خَبَتَ, and so in my MS. copy of the K, but there altered from خَبُثَ, apparently on the authority of the TA, and I think it a mistranscription, although the TA explains it as meaning اِنْخَضَعَ, which is a meaning of أَخْبَتَ, the explanation of اسبأ in the sentence just before].

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He (a man) was, or became, silent. (Sh, TA in art. رطم .) اسبأ لِأَمْرِ ٱللّٰهِ He, (M, K,) or his heart, (L,) was, or became, submissive to the decree of God. (M, L, K.) And اسبأ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ His heart became in a bad state, or heavy, ( خَبُثَ , [so in the M and in a copy of the K, in the CK and TA خَبَتَ , and thus in my MS. copy of the K, but there altered from خَبُثَ , app. on the authority of the TA, and I think it a mistranscription, although expl. in the TA as meaning اِنْخَضَعَ , which is a signification of أَخْبَتَ , the explanation of اسبأ in the next preceding sentence,]) at the thing. (M, K.)

Form 7انسبأ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it (the skin) became stripped off, it peeled offgenerated

7.1

It (the skin) became stripped off.

7.1.1

And it (a person's skin) peeled off, or became abraded.

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It (the skin) was, or became, stripped. off. (S, M.) And It (a person's skin) peeled off, or became abraded. (TA.)

Form 8إِسْتَبَاَ1 sense

Core sense — he bought winegenerated

8.1

See form 1, first sense.

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see 1, first sentence.

Derived nouns 9

Nounسَبَأٌ2 senses

Core sense — Seba, a people of El-Yemen whose dispersion became proverbialgenerated

See سَبِيْئَةٌ.

2they became scattered, and went away dispersed, in the ways of Seba—تَفَرَّقُوا أَيْدِى سَبَا

Also أَيَادِى سَبَا, and with ذَهَبُوا in the place of تفرّقوا.

Seba were a people of El-Yemen who were dispersed when their lands were flooded by the bursting of their famous dam, and who became proverbial for it.

سَبَا is here made indeclinable ([بَنُوهُ in the CK is a mistranscription for بَنَوْهُ, and so كما تَبَدَّد has been interpolated there, immediately before بَنُوهُ]), with the last letter sākin, and it forms with the preceding word a compound like خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ [which implies that we should read أَيْدِى سَبَا and أَيَادِىَسَبَا, but I have never found it written so].

It is not formed from سَبَأَ by suppression of the ء, but is a substitute for that word, because this phrase is used so often. [See also art. سبى.]

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: see سَبِيْئَةٌ تَفَرَّقُوا أَيْدِى سَبَا , and أَيَادِى سَبَا , (M, K,) and with ذَهَبُوا in the place of تفرّقوا , (T, TA,) They became scattered, or dispersed, (K, TA,) and they went away in a state of dispersion, in the ways of Seba, (T, TA,) a people of El-Yemen, who were dispersed in consequence of the inundation of their lands by the bursting of their [famous] dam, (TA,) and who became proverbial on that account: (M, K, TA:) سَبَا is here made indecl., (M, K, TA, [ بَنُوهُ in the CK being a mistranscription for بَنَوْهُ , wherefore كما تَبَدَّد has been there interpolated, immediately before بَنُوهُ ,]) with the last letter quiescent, and forms, with the preceding word, a compound like خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ [which implies that we should read أَيْدِى سَبَا and أَيَادِىَسَبَا , but I have never found it thus written]: (TA:) it is not formed from سَبَأَ by suppression of the ء , but is a substitute for that word, (M, K, TA,) on account of the frequent use of this phrase. (M, TA.) [See also art. سبى .]

Nounسُبْأَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a long journey that alters the travellergenerated

1you really want a long journey, one that will alter you—إِنَّكَ لَتُرِيدُ سُبْأَةً

the expression used in the case of a short journey—تُرِيدُ سُرْبَةً

on this sense A long, or far, journey, that alters one: so called because the sun alters the person who makes a long journey.

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A long, or far, journey, (IAar, T, M, K,) that alters one: (IAar, M, TA:) so termed because the sun alters him who makes a long journey. (T, TA. [See 1.]) You say, إِنَّكَ لَتُرِيدُ سُبْأَةً Verily thou desirest a long journey, (IAar, M, K, *) that will alter thee. (IAar, M.) In the case of a short journey, you say, تُرِيدُ سُرْبَةً . (T, TA.)

Nounالسَّبَئِيَّةُ1 sense

Core sense — a party of extravagant zealots, named after Seba or Ibn-Sebagenerated

Also السَّبَائِيَّةُ (so in another copy of the K and in the CK); MF says the former is the correct term, but both are correct.

Certain of the غُلَاة, that is, extravagant zealots of the class of innovators; a party of the غُلَاة of the شِيعَة [q. v.], who are divided into eighteen sects.

They are so called in relation to Seba, the father of ʿAbd-Allah, or in relation to ʿAbd-Allah Ibn-Seba.

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, (S, and so in a copy of the K,) or السَّبَائِيَّةُ ; (so in another copy of the K and accord. to the CK;) MF says that the former is the correct term, but both are correct; (TA;) Certain of the غُلَاة , (S, K, TA,) i. e. extravagant zealots of the class of innovators; a party of the غُلَاة of the شِيعَة [q. v.]; who are divided into eighteen sects: (TA:) they are so called in relation to Seba ( سَبَأ ) the father of 'Abd-Allah, (K,) or in relation to 'Abd-Allah Ibn-Seba. (S.)

Nounسِبَآءٌ2 senses

Core sense — the purchase of winegenerated

[The purchase of wine;] a noun from سَبَأَ الخَمْرَ, or a maṣdar.

See also سَبِيْئَةٌ, in two places.

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[The purchase of wine;] a subst. from سَبَأَ الخَمْرَ ; (S;) or an inf. n. (M, K, TA.) See also سَبِيْئَةٌ , in two places.

Nounسَبِىْءٌ1 sense

Core sense — the skin, or slough, of a serpentgenerated

The skin, or slough, of a serpent; also سَبِىٌّ, for it occurs with, and without, ء.

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The skin, or slough, of a serpent; (K;) as also سَبِىٌّ ; for it is with, and without, ء . (TA.)

Nounسَبِيْئَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — wine; wine bought to be drunkgenerated

Also سِبَآءٌ, and, according to Ks, سَبَأْ; but the form commonly known is سِبَآءٌ, with kesr to the س and with medd.

Wine, in an absolute sense; or, as is perhaps meant in the S, wine that is bought to be drunk, not for merchandise. (Har p. 409, in explanation of the first word.)

[See an example of the second in a verse of Lebeed cited in art. دكن, and see also سَبِيَّةٌ in art. سبى.]

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(S, M, K) and سِبَآءٌ (M, K) and, accord. to Ks, سَبَأْ , but the form commonly known is سِبَآءٌ , with kesr to the س , and with medd, (IAmb, TA,) Wine, (S, M, K,) in an absolute sense; (TA;) or, [as is perhaps meant in the S,] wine that is bought to be drunk, not for merchandise. (Har p. 409, in explanation of the first word.) [See an ex. of the second in a verse of Lebeed cited in art. دكن : and see also سَبِيَّةٌ , in art. سبى .]

Nounالسَّبَائِيَّةُ1 sense

Core sense — a party of extravagant zealots, named after Seba or Ibn-Sebagenerated

See السَّبَئِيَّةُ above.

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: see السَّبَئِيَّةُ , above.

Nounسَبَّآءٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a vintner, a seller of winegenerated

A vintner, or seller of wine.

1.1

[A marginal note in my MS. copy of the K says that it also means a seller of graveclothes; but this is clearly a mistake, apparently caused by a mistranscription, for سَيَّآء, with ى.]

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A vintner, or seller of wine. (S, M, K.) [It is said in a marginal note in my MS. copy of the K that it signifies also A seller of graveclothes: but this is evidently a mistake, app. occasioned by a mistranscription, for سَيَّآء , with ى .]

Nounمَسْبَأٌ1 sense

Core sense — a road in a mountaingenerated

A road in a mountain.

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A road (S, K) in a mountain. (S.)