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Form 1عَزَبَ3 senses · 1 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarعُزُوبٌ عُزْبَةٌ

Core sense — he became distant, or remote; he was without a wife; the land was uninhabitedgenerated

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe, or it, was, or became, distant, or remote; and absent from me—عَنِّى

Muḍāriʿ عَزُبَ and عَزِبَ. Said of a man, or of a thing.

Or اعزب has the former meaning.

he, or it, was, or became, absent, and concealed; and went away—عَزَبَ

Muḍāriʿ عَزُبَ and عَزِبَ; maṣdar as above.

he went far off with them—عَزَبَ بِهَا

Said of sheep or goats; so in a tradition. Or, as some relate it, عزّب بها, meaning he went with them to a remote pasturage; also, he pastured them (camels) at a distance from the tribe's place of abode, not returning to them [in the evening].

he went away to a distance from his family and his cattle, or camels—تعزّب عَنْ أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ

The verb here is تعزّب, thus written in copies of the K where some copies have يَعْزُبُ.

the camels went away to a distance in the pasturage, not returning in the evening—عَزَبَتِ الإِبِلُ
nothing is absent from his (God's) knowledge—لَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْ عِلْمِهِ شَىْءٌ
the woman's state of pureness from the menstrual discharge was a remote thing—عَزَبَ طُهْرُ المُرْأَةِ
such a one's forbearance quitted him—عَزَبَ عَنْ فُلَانٍ حِلْمُهُ

The same is said of sheep or goats.

This means the woman's husband was absent from her; or rather it is said of the woman when her husband is absent from her.

Also اعزب.

Qur’ān 10:61 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur x.62”
Qur’ān 10:61 Lane quotes this verse
وَمَا تَكُونُ فِى شَأْنٍ وَمَا تَتْلُوا۟ مِنْهُ مِن قُرْءَانٍ وَلَا تَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ إِلَّا كُنَّا عَلَيْكُمْ شُهُودًا إِذْ تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَا يَعْزُبُ عَن رَّبِّكَ مِن مِّثْقَالِ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَآ أَصْغَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ وَلَآ أَكْبَرَ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ

In whatever business thou mayest be, and whatever portion thou mayest be reciting from the Qur'an,- and whatever deed ye (mankind) may be doing,- We are witnesses thereof when ye are deeply engrossed therein. Nor is hidden from thy Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom on the earth or in heaven. And not the least and not the greatest of these things but are recorded in a clear record.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred

maṣdar عُزْبَةٌ and عُزُوبَةٌ, or these are simple nouns: he was without a wife, in a state of celibacy.

Apparently عَزَبَتْ is said in the same way of a woman, meaning she was without a husband. See also form 5.

1.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredthe land was, or became, destitute of inhabitants; it had no one in it—عَزَبَتِ الأَرْضُ

Said of land whether fruitful or unfruitful.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
10:61
وَمَا تَكُونُ فِى شَأْنٍ وَمَا تَتْلُوا۟ مِنْهُ مِن قُرْءَانٍ وَلَا تَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ إِلَّا كُنَّا عَلَيْكُمْ شُهُودًا إِذْ تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَا يَعْزُبُ عَن رَّبِّكَ مِن مِّثْقَالِ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَلَآ أَصْغَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ وَلَآ أَكْبَرَ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ

In whatever business thou mayest be, and whatever portion thou mayest be reciting from the Qur'an,- and whatever deed ye (mankind) may be doing,- We are witnesses thereof when ye are deeply engrossed therein. Nor is hidden from thy Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom on the earth or in heaven. And not the least and not the greatest of these things but are recorded in a clear record.

34:3
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَا تَأْتِينَا ٱلسَّاعَةُ ۖ قُلْ بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّى لَتَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ عَـٰلِمِ ٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ لَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَآ أَصْغَرُ مِن ذَٰلِكَ وَلَآ أَكْبَرُ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ

The Unbelievers say, "Never to us will come the Hour": Say, "Nay! but most surely, by my Lord, it will come upon you;- by Him Who knows the unseen,- from Whom is not hidden the least little atom in the heavens or on earth: Nor is there anything less than that, or greater, but is in the Record Perspicuous:

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, aor. عَزُبَ (S, O, Msb) and عَزِبَ , (S, O,) inf. n. عُزُوبٌ , (S, Msb,) He, (a man, S, O,) or it, (a thing, Msb,) was, or became, distant, or remote; (S, O, Msb;) and absent; عَنِّى from me: (S, O:) or اعزب has the former meaning: (K:) and عَزَبَ , aor. عَزُبَ and عَزِبَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. as above, (K,) signifies he, or it, was, or became, absent, (Msb, K,) and concealed: (Msb:) and went away, or departed. (K, TA.) You say, عَزَبَ بِهَا , referring to sheep or goats, He went to a distance, or far off, with them: so in a trad.: or, as some relate it, عزّب بها , meaning he went with them to a remote pasturage: and he pastured them (namely, camels,) at a distance from the place of abode of the tribe, not repairing, or returning, to them [in the evening]: and تعزّب , and thus the verb is written in copies of the K in a place where some copies have يَعْزُبُ , occurs in the phrase تعزّب عَنْ أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ [He went away to a distance from his family and his cattle, or camels &c.]. (TA.) And عَزَبَتِ الإِبِلُ The camels went away to a distance in the pasturage, not returning in the evening: (S, O:) and in like manner one says of sheep or goats. (O.) And لَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْ عِلْمِهِ شَىْءٌ Nothing is absent from his (God's) knowledge. (TA. [See Kur x.62 and xxxiv. 3.]) And عَزَبَ طُهْرُ المُرْأَةِ [The woman's state of pureness from the menstrual discharge was a remote thing] means the woman's husband was absent from her: (K:) or [rather] is said of the woman when her husband is absent from her. (S, O.) And عَزَبَ عَنْ فُلَانٍ حِلْمُهُ [Such a one's forbearance quitted him]; (S, O;) as also اعزب . (O.) Also, aor. عَزُبَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. عُزْبَةٌ and عُزُوبَةٌ , (Msb, MF, TA,) or these are simple substs., (S, K,) He was without a wife; or in a state of celibacy. (Msb, K.) [And app. عَزَبَتْ is said in like manner of a woman, meaning She was without a husband. See also 5.] And عَزَبَتِ الأَرْضُ The land, whether fruitful or unfruitful, was, or became, destitute of inhabitants; had in it no one. (S, O, K.)
Form 2عزّب بِهَا5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he took the camels to pasture at a distance from the place of abodegenerated

2.1it was taken to pasture at a distance from the place of abode—عُزِّبَ بِهِ عَنِ الدَّارِ

Said of a herd of pasturing camels.

See form 1, second sentence.

2.1.1figurative · مجازhe who reads, or recites, the Qur'ān in forty nights goes to a remote period of time from where he began—مَنْ قَرَأَ القُرْآنَ فِى أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً فَقَدْ عَزَّبَ

Said in a tradition of the Prophet. It also means he makes the time of his commencement remote, and is tardy in doing so.

2.2

عزّب إِبِلَهُ: see form 4.

2.2.1figurative · مجاز — inferredsuch a one has no woman to put an end to his celibacy by marriage—لَيْسَ لِفُلَانٍ ٱمْرَأَةٌ تُعَزِّبُهُ

This is like the saying هِىَ تُمَرِّضُهُ, “she takes care of him in his sickness.”

2.2.2figurative · مجاز — inferredsuch a one manages the affairs of such a one, and his expenses—فُلَانٌ يُعَزِّبُ فُلَانًا وَيُرْبِضُهُ

That is, he acts for him like a treasurer. From the Nawádir el-Aaráb.

In art. ربض in the TA, عزّبه is said to signify قَامَ عَلَيْهِ, in agreement with the explanation above.

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: see 1, second sentence. عُزِّبَ بِهِ عَنِ الدَّارِ is said of a herd of pasturing camels [meaning It was taken to pasture at a distance from the place of abode]. (S, O, K. *) It is said in a trad. (S, O) of the Prophet, (O,) مَنْ قَرَأَ القُرْآنَ فِى أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً فَقَدْ عَزَّبَ , meaning [He who reads, or recites, the Kur-án in forty nights] goes to a remote period of time from his commencement; (S, O, TA;) or makes the time of the commencement thereof to be remote; (A;) and is tardy in doing so. (TA.) عزّب إِبِلَهُ : see 4. لَيْسَ لِفُلَانٍ ٱمْرَأَةٌ تُعَزِّبُهُ , meaning There is not for such a one a woman to put an end to his celibacy by marriage, is like the saying هِىَ تُمَرِّضُهُ “ she takes care of him in his sickness. ” (O, TA.) And one says, فُلَانٌ يُعَزِّبُ فُلَانًا وَيُرْبِضُهُ [Such a one undertakes, or manages, the affairs of such a one, and his expenses]; i. e., acts for him like a treasurer. (TA, from the Nawádir el-Aaráb. [In art. ربض in the TA, عزّبه is said to signify, agreeably with the explanation above, قَامَ عَلَيْهِ .])
Form 4اعزب6 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he made it distant; he drove the camels to distant pasturagegenerated

4.1God made him, or may God make him, go far away—اعزبهُ ٱللّٰهُ

He made something distant, or remote; he made it go far away.

4.1.1he drove the camels to a distance in the pasturage, not to return in the evening—اعزب الإِبِلَ
he made his camels pass the night in the pasturage, not bringing them back in the evening—اعزب إِبِلَهُ

Also عزّبها.

he made his camel go astray—اعزب جَمَلَهُ

This is like أَضَلَّهُ.

4.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredGod made his forbearance become remote from him—اعزب ٱللّٰهُ عَنْهُ حِلْمَهُ
4.1.3we lighted upon remote herbage—أَعْزَبْنَا الكَلَأَ

Or أَعْزَبْنَا alone.

4.2

As intransitive: see form 1, first sentence, and the same in the latter half.

4.2.1the people's camels went away to a distance in the pasturage, not to return in the evening—اعزب القَوْمُ
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He made to be distant, or remote; or to go far away. (K, * TA.) You say, اعزبهُ ٱللّٰهُ God made him, or may God make him, to go away, or far away. (S, TA.) اعزب الإِبِلَ He drove the camels to a distance in the pasturage, not to return in the evening. (TA.) And اعزب إِبِلَهُ and عزّبها He made his camels to pass the night in the pasturage, not bringing them back in the evening. (TA.) And اعزب جَمَلَهُ is like أَضَلَّهُ [He made his camel to go astray]. (A.) [Hence,] اعزب ٱللّٰهُ عَنْهُ حِلْمَهُ God made his forbearance to become remote from him. (O.) And أَعْزَبْنَا الكَلَأَ , (O,) or أَعْزَبْنَا alone, (S,) We lighted upon remote herbage. (S, O.) As intrans.: see 1, first sentence: and the same in the latter half. [Hence,] اعزب القَوْمُ The people's camels went away to a distance in the pasturage, not to return in the evening. (S, * O, * K, * TA.)
Form 5تعزّب3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he abstained from marriage; he passed the night with his camels in the pasturagegenerated

5.1

See form 1, second sentence.

5.1.1

Also: he passed the night with his camels in the pasturage, not returning in the evening.

5.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe was long without a wife, then he took a wife—تعزّب زَمَانًا ثُمَّ تَأَهَّلَ

He abstained from marriage; and تعزّبت is said in the same way of a woman.

See also form 1, near the end.

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: see 1, second sentence. Also He passed the night with his camels in the pasturage, not returning in the evening. (TA.) And He abstained from marriage: (K, TA:) and in like manner تعزّبت is said of a woman. (TA.) One says, تعزّب زَمَانًا ثُمَّ تَأَهَّلَ (S, O) He was without a wife [a long time, or he abstained from marriage a long time; then he took a wife]. (O.) [See also 1, near the end.]

Derived nouns 14

Nounعَزَبٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a man having no wife; one who goes far off with his camels to pasturegenerated

1the staff of those who go far away with their camels to pasture—هِرَاوَةُ الأَعْزَابِ

Correctly thus, though in the sense here following it is written in the TA without vowel signs, and in the O عِزَّبٌ.

A man who goes away to a distance into the country, or in the land.

[And one who goes far away with his camels to pasture: plural أَعْزَابٌ. ]

A horse is likened to it because of its compactness and smoothness; so in a marginal note in the L.

[Sgh, however, says,] thus in some of the lexicons, but in my opinion it was the name of a mare that was never outstripped, and that was so called because her owner lent her freely to those of his people who had no wives, who made raids on her; and when one of them gained property and a wife, he passed her on to another of his people. Hence the proverb [More highly esteemed than Hiráwet-el-Aazáb]

shāhid
أَعَزُّ مِنْ هِرَاوَةِ الأَعْزَابِ

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See an example in a verse cited under عَدِيدٌ.

1.1

See also عَازِبٌ.

1.2

Also: whatever is alone, solitary, or apart from others.

1.3figurative · مجاز — inferred

A man having no wife; also عَازِبٌ, which is the original, and عَزِيبٌ and مِعْزَابَةٌ [which see below].

But not أَعْزَابُ, this being disallowed by AHát and others; or it is rare, but it occurs in a tradition, and some allow it.

The plural of the first is أَعْزَابٌ, or عُزَّابٌ, which is so because the original form of the singular is taken to be عَازِبٌ, this plural being like كُفَّارٌ as plural of كَافِرٌ; or عَزَبٌ has both of these plurals; or عُزَّابٌ is plural of عَازِبٌ, and is applied to men and to women as meaning having no spouses.

Zj and Kz: عَزَبَةٌ is applied to a woman, meaning having no husband, and so is عَزَبٌ.

If أَعْزَبُ is applied to a man, عَزْبَآءُ may by rule be applied to a woman; and the plural of عَزَبَةٌ is عَزَبَاتٌ. According to Zj, عَزَبَةٌ is a mistake of Abu-l-'Abbás [i.e. Th].

عَزَبٌ is used as an adjective of a man and of a woman, like خَصْمٌ, and does not take a dual form, a plural, or a feminine form, because it is originally a maṣdar. MF, however, denies that we have any authority for calling عَزَبٌ a maṣdar: he holds it to be a simple adjective, like حَسَنٌ and the like; and if it is used in the feminine sense without the ending ة, otherwise than by poetic license, to be an irregular adjective, like عَانِسٌ, which is applied alike to a man and to a woman.

The phrase رَجُلَانِ عَزَبَانِ is also mentioned; and the saying إِنَّهُ لَعَزَبٌ لَزَبٌ [in which the latter adjective is merely an imitative sequent strengthening the former], and إِنَّهَا لَعَزَبَةٌ لَزَبَةٌ.

عَزَبٌ is said to be also an ism jamʿ [of عَازِبٌ], as خَدَمٌ is of خَادِمٌ.

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[correctly thus, but in the sense here following written in the TA without any syll. signs, and in the O written عِزَّبٌ ,] A man who goes away to a distance into the country, or in the land. (O, TA.) [And One who goes far away with his camels to pasture: pl. أَعْزَابٌ . (See also عَزِيبٌ and عَازِبٌ and مُعْزِبٌ and مِعْزَابَةٌ .)] هِرَاوَةُ الأَعْزَابِ means The staff of those who go far away with their camels to pasture; and a horse is likened thereto, (S, O, TA,) on account of its compactness and smoothness; so in a marginal note in the L: (TA:) [Sgh, however, says,] thus in some of the lexicons, but in my opinion, (O,) it was the name of a mare which was not to be outstripped, and which was thus called because her owner gave her gratuitously for the use of those of his people who had no wives, who made predatory attacks upon her, and when one of them acquired for himself property and a wife, he resigned her to another of his people: (O, K: *) whence the prov. 1 [More highly esteemed than Hiráwet-el-Aazáb]. (O.) See an ex. in a verse cited voce عَدِيدٌ . أَعَزُّ مِنْ هِرَاوَةِ الأَعْزَابِ See also عَازِبٌ . Also Whatever is alone, solitary, or apart from others. (TA.) And A man having no wife; (Ks, S, Mgh, O, Msb, K;) as also عَازِبٌ , (Msb, * TA,) which is the original; (Msb;) and عَزِيبٌ , and مِعْزَابَةٌ [which see below]; (K;) but not أَعْزَابُ , (Mgh, O, Msb, K,) this being disallowed by AHát, (O, Msb,) and others; (TA;) or it is rare; (K;) but it occurs in a trad.; (Mgh, O;) and some allow it: (O, Msb:) the pl. of the first is أَعْزَابٌ , (O, K,) or عُزَّابٌ , (S, * Msb,) which is thus because the original form of the sing. is considered as being عَازِبٌ , this pl. being like كُفَّارٌ as pl. of كَافِرٌ , (Msb,) or عَزَبٌ has both of these pls., (O,) or عُزَّابٌ is pl. of عَازِبٌ , (TA,) and is applied to men and to women as meaning having no spouses: (S, TA:) عَزَبَةٌ is applied to a woman [as meaning having no husband], (Ks, S, O, Msb, K,) and (O, Msb, K) so عَزَبٌ ; (Zj, Kz, Mgh, O, Msb, K;) and if أَعْزَبُ be applied to a man, عَزْبَآءُ , may by rule be applied to a woman; and the pl. of عَزَبَةٌ is عَزَبَاتٌ : (Msb:) or, accord. to Zj, عَزَبَةٌ is a mistake of Abu-l-'Abbás [i. e. Th], and عَزَبٌ is used as an epithet of a man and of a woman, like as is خَصْمٌ , and does not assume a dual form nor a pl. nor a fem. form, because it is originally an inf. n.; MF, however, denies that we have any authority for calling عَزَبٌ an inf. n.: he considers it to be a simple epithet, like حَسَنٌ &c.; and if used in the fem. sense without the termination ة otherwise than by poetic license, to be an anomalous epithet, like عَانِسٌ , which is applied alike to a man and to a woman: the phrase رَجُلَانِ عَزَبَانِ is also mentioned: and the saying إِنَّهُ لَعَزَبٌ لَزَبٌ [in which the latter epithet is merely an imitative sequent corrobative of the former], and إِنَّهَا لَعَزَبَةٌ لَزَبَةٌ : and عَزَبٌ is said to be [also] a quasi-pl. n. [of عَازِبٌ ], like as خَدَمٌ is of خَادِمٌ . (TA.)
Nounعُزْبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the state of having no wife or husband; celibacygenerated

1the state of having no wife or husband; celibacy—عُزُوبَةٌ

Each is said in the S and K to be a simple noun; but see form 1, near the end.

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and عُزُوبَةٌ The state of having no wife or husband; celibacy. (S, K. [Each said in the S and K to be a simple subst.: but see 1, near the end.])
Nounعَزِيبٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a man far away from his family and cattle; camels pastured far offgenerated

1

A man who has gone away to a distance, or who goes away to a distance, from his family and his cattle, or camels.

1.1camels that do not return in the evening to the tribe—إِبِلٌ عَزِيبٌ

Also cattle, or camels, at a distance from the tribe; Az heard it in this sense from the Arabs. Or a herd of camels, and the like of sheep or goats, that go away to a distance from their owners in the pasturage.

عَزِيبٌ thus used is the plural (or an ism jamʿ) of عَازِبٌ, as غَزِىٌّ is of غَازٍ.

1.2

See also عَازِبٌ.

1.3

And see عَزَبٌ, near the middle.

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A man who has gone away to a distance ( تَعَزَّبَ , as in some copies of the K), or who goes away to a distance ( يَعْزُبُ , as in other copies of the K), from his family and his cattle, or camels &c. (K, TA.) And Cattle, or camels &c., at a distance from the tribe: heard by Az in this sense from the Arabs: (TA:) or a herd of camels, and the like of sheep or goats, that go away to a distance from their owners in the pasturage: (K, TA:) and إِبِلٌ عَزِيبٌ camels that do not return in the evening to the tribe: عَزِيبٌ thus used is pl. (or a quasi-pl. n., TA) of عَازِبٌ , like as غَزِىٌّ is of غَازٍ . (S, K, TA.) See also عَازِبٌ And see عَزَبٌ , near the middle.
Nounعَزُوبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a land where one must go far for pasturagegenerated

1

A land in which one has to go far for pasturage, in which the pasturage is little.

The ة makes the meaning intensive.

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A land in which one has to go far for pasturage; (O, K;) in which the pasturage is little: (TA:) the ة is to render the signification intensive. (O.)
Nounعُزُوبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the state of having no wife or husband; celibacygenerated

1

See عُزْبَةٌ.

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: see عُزْبَةٌ .
Nounعَازِبٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — distant, or remote; absent; said of herbage, or of camels pastured far offgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

Distant, or remote; applied in this sense to herbage.

Or, of herbage: such as has not been depastured at all, nor trodden; and according to the A, only such as is in a desert where there is no seed-produce.

It is applied also to meadows [apparently as meaning distant, or remote]; and so is عَزِيبٌ.

In the following saying it is used figuratively: [In many a bosom whose remote (or long-past) anxiety night has brought back, grief has multiplied from every quarter]

shāhid 1
وَصَدْرٍ أَرَاحَ اللَّيْلُ عَازِبَ هَمِّهِتَضَاعَفَ فِيهِ الحُزْنُ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبِ

.

In a tradition of 'Átikeh,

shāhid 2
قَهُنَّ هَوَآءٌ وَالحُلُومُ عَوَازِبُ

means: and they are devoid of reason, their intellects far away; عَوَازِبُ here being plural of عَازِبٌ.

In a similar way, عَوَازِبُ الأَطْهَارِ [in which عَوَازِبُ is plural of عَازِبَةٌ] is applied as an adjective to women whose husbands are absent; from a verse of En-Nábighah Edh-Dhubyánee. For the literal meaning, see form 1, latter half.

1.1absent; concealed—عَازِبٌ
1.2cattle, or camels, that go away to a distance from their owners—عَزَبٌ

It is applied also to sheep or goats and to camels, meaning remote in the pasturage, that do not return in the evening, or that do not come to the place where their owners alight and abide in the night.

Said of cattle, or camels.

See also عَزِيبٌ [which, thus applied, is an ism jamʿ of عَازِبٌ].

عَازِبَةٌ is likewise applied to camels as meaning that go far away to pasture.

I only bought the sheep, or goats, for fear of losing those that go far away to pasture—إِنَّمَا ٱشْتَرَيْتُ الغَنَمَ حِذَارَ العَازِبَةِ

A proverb, said by a man who had camels, sold them, and bought sheep or goats lest the camels should go far away to pasture; and his sheep or goats did so. It is applied to the case of one who acts with gentleness, or precaution, in the easiest of affairs and meets unexpected difficulty that clings to him.

1.3

See also عَزَبٌ, in three places.

1.4

And see مُعَزِّبَةٌ.

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Distant, or remote: (Msb, TA:) applied in this sense to herbage: (S, K:) or, applied to herbage, such as has not been depastured at all, nor trodden: and, accord. to the A, only such as is in a desert in which is no seed-produce: (TA:) and it is likewise applied to meadows ( رَوْضٌ ) [app. as meaning distant, or remote]; as also عَزِيبٌ . (A, TA.) In the following saying, 1 [In many a bosom whose remote (or long-past) anxiety night has brought back, grief has multiplied from every quarter], it is used metaphorically. (A.) And [in like manner,] in a trad. of 'Átikeh, 2 means And they are devoid of reason, the intel-lects [being] far away: عَوَازِبُ here being pl. of عَازِبٌ . (L, TA.) And [in a similar manner,] عَوَازِبُ الأَطْهَارِ [in which عَوَازِبُ is pl. of عَازِبَةٌ ] is applied as an epithet to women whose husbands are absent: (S and O and TA, from a verse of En-Ná- bighah Edh-Dhubyánee: [for the lit. meaning, see 1, latter half:]) وَصَدْرٍ أَرَاحَ اللَّيْلُ عَازِبَ هَمِّهِ | تَضَاعَفَ فِيهِ الحُزْنُ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبِ قَهُنَّ هَوَآءٌ وَالحُلُومُ عَوَازِبُ [for] عَازِبٌ signifies also Absent; and concealed. (Msb.) It is also applied to sheep or goats, ( شَآءٌ , O, TA, and غَنَمٌ , O,) and to camels, ( إِبِلٌ , O,) meaning Remote in the pasturage, (O, TA,) that do not return in the evening, (O,) or that do not repair to the place of alighting and abode [of their owners] in the night: (TA:) and [in like manner] عَزَبٌ is applied to cattle, or camels &c., ( مَالٌ , A, O, TA,) meaning that go away to a distance from their owners. (O.) See also عَزِيبٌ [which, thus applied, is a quasi-pl. n. of عَازِبٌ ]. And عَازِبَةٌ is likewise applied to camels (O, K) as meaning That go far away to pasture: (O, K: *) so in the prov. إِنَّمَا ٱشْتَرَيْتُ الغَنَمَ حِذَارَ العَازِبَةِ [I only bought the sheep, or goats, in fear of loosing those that go far away to pasture]: said by a man who had camels, and sold them, and bought sheep, or goats, lest they [the camels] should go far away to pasture; and his sheep, or goats, did so: (O, K:) it is applied to the case of him who acts with gentleness [or precaution] in the easiest of affairs, and has unexpected difficulty, or trouble, inseparable from him. (O.) See also عَزَبٌ , in three places. And see مُعَزِّبَةٌ .
Nounعَوْزَبٌ1 sense

Core sense — an old womangenerated

1

An old woman; so called because of the long period that has passed since her marriage.

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An old woman: (O, K:) so called because of the long period that has elapsed since her marriage. (TA.)
Nounأَعْزَبُ1 sense

Core sense — having no wife; unmarriedgenerated

1

This, and the feminine عَزْبَآءُ: see عَزَبٌ.

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; and the fem. عَزْبَآءُ : see عَزَبٌ .
Nounمُعْزِبٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — one who goes away from his family with his camelsgenerated

1

One who goes away from his family with his camels.

[See also عَزَبٌ and عَزِيبٌ and the like.]

1.1

Also: seeking distant herbage, such as is termed عَازِبٌ.

1.2

And: one whose camels go away to a distance in the pasturage, not to return in the evening.

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One who goes away from his family with his camels. (Az, TA.) [See also عَزَبٌ and عَزِيبٌ &c.] And Seeking distant herbage, such as is termed عَازِبٌ . (TA.) And One whose camels go away to a distance in the pasturage, not to return in the evening. (S, TA.)
Nounمِعْزَبَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a female slave; a woman having no husbandgenerated

1

A female slave; or, according to Th, applied only to a woman that has no husband.

Plural مَعَازِبُ, for which مَعَازِيبُ occurs in a verse of Aboo-Khirásh El-Hudhalee.

1.1

See also مُعَزِّبَةٌ.

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A female slave: (O, K:) or, accord. to Th, applied only to a woman that has not a husband: (TA:) pl. مَعَازِبُ , for which مَعَازِيبُ occurs in a verse of Aboo-Khirásh El-Hudhalee. (O.) See also مُعَزِّبَةٌ .
Nounمُعَزَّبٌ1 sense

Core sense — a herd of camels taken to pasture far from the place of abodegenerated

1

A herd of pasturing camels taken to pasture at a distance from the place of abode.

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A herd of pasturing camels taken to pasture at a distance ( عُزِّبَ بِهِ ) from the place of abode. (S, O, K. *)
Nounمُعَزِّبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man's wife who prepares his food and looks after his geargenerated

1figurative · مجاز

This, and مِعْزَبَةٌ and عَازِبَةٌ: a man's wife, to whom he comes, and who takes charge of preparing his food and looking after his implements, utensils, or gear.

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(A, O, K) and مِعْزَبَةٌ and عَازِبَةٌ (K) A man's wife, (A, O, K,) to whom he resorts, and who undertakes the preparing of his food and the taking care of his implements, utensils, accoutrements, or furniture. (O.)
Nounمِعْزَابٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man who goes far off with his cattle in the pasturagegenerated

1

See what follows, in two places.

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: see what follows, in two places.
Nounمِعْزَابَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a man who goes far off with his cattle in the pasturagegenerated

1

A man who goes away to a distance with his cattle, or camels, from others, in the pasturage; also مِعْزَابٌ.

Az: the former is the only adjective of the measure مِفْعَالَةٌ except مِجْذَامَةٌ, which is sometimes used; [but in the TA, مِطْرَابَةٌ and مِطْوَاعَةٌ and مِقْدَامَةٌ are also mentioned.]

He says that the ة in معزابة is added to make the meaning intensive and to imply praise; the meaning, in his opinion, being a man who often goes, with his cattle or camels, pasturing at a distance from others, to the places where rain has fallen and to the uncropped herbage it produces. He adds that the ة is affixed to a masculine adjective to imply praise or blame when intensiveness is meant.

The two adjectives above are also explained as applied to a man who pastures his camels at a distance from the abode of the tribe, not coming to them to rest. [See also عَزَبٌ and the like.]

1.1figurative · مجاز

Also, or مِعْزَابٌ: a man who has been long without a wife, so that he has no need of one.

1.2

See also عَزَبٌ.

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A man who goes away to a distance with his cattle, or camels &c., (S, A, O, K,) from others, in the pasturage; (S, O;) as also مِعْزَابٌ : (A, O, K:) accord. to Az, the former is the only epithet of the measure مِفْعَالَةٌ , except مِجْذَامَةٌ , which is sometimes used; [but in the TA, مِطْرَابَةٌ and مِطْوَاعَةٌ and مِقْدَامَةٌ also are mentioned;] the ة in معزابة , he says, is added to give intensiveness to the signification, and to imply praise; the meaning being, in his opinion, a man who frequently betakes himself, with his cattle, or camels &c., pasturing at a distance from others, to the places where rain has fallen, and to the uncropped herbage produced thereby; and he adds that the ة is affixed to a masc. epithet to imply praise or blame when intensiveness is meant. (TA.) The two epithets above are also expl. as applied to a man who pastures his camels at a distance from the abode of the tribe, not repairing to them to rest. (TA.) [See also عَزَبٌ &c.] Also, (S, O, K, TA,) or مِعْزَابٌ , (A, TA,) A man who has been long without a wife, (S, A, O, K, TA,) so that he has no need of one. (TA.) See also عَزَبٌ