عيب

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Form 1عَابَ5 senses · 3 main

maṣdarعَيْبٌmuḍāriʿيَعِيبُ

Core sense — it became faulty; he made it faulty; he found fault with himgenerated

1.1

and مَعَابٌ and مَعِيبٌ are also allowable as maṣdars.

It was, or became, faulty, unsound, or defective; or it came to have a fault, a defect, an imperfection, a blemish, or something amiss. Said of a thing, or of an article of merchandise. See also form 5.

1.2he made it faulty, unsound, or defective—عَابَهُ

Maṣdar عَيْبٌ and عَابٌ and عيّبهُ, or this last is more intensive.

he made it faulty, unsound, or defective—تعيّبهُ

I desired to render it faulty, or unsound—أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُعِيبَهَا

In the Qur'ān 18:78.

on this sense Said of a thing, or of an article of merchandise; or of causing it to have a fault, a defect, an imperfection, a blemish, or something amiss.

1.2.1

The same verbs are also often used with a human being as the object.

1.2.2he found fault with him, or it; he charged him with a vice or fault—عَابَهُ

The first of these verbs very often has this meaning; an example occurs in the saying of a poet: [I am the man whom you have charged with a vice, or fault.]

shāhid

أَنَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِى قَدْ عِبْتُمُوهُ

Maṣdar عَيْبٌ and عَابٌ and مَعَابٌ and مَعِيبٌ and عيّبهُ and تعيّبهُ.

he blamed, or spoke against, his deed to him—عاب عَلَيْهِ فِعْلَهُ

1.3the skin had milk that had become thick in it—عاب السِّقَآءُ

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

18:79

أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَـٰكِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ فَأَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَعِيبَهَا وَكَانَ وَرَآءَهُم مَّلِكٌ يَأْخُذُ كُلَّ سَفِينَةٍ غَصْبًا

"As for the boat, it belonged to certain men in dire want: they plied on the water: I but wished to render it unserviceable, for there was after them a certain king who seized on every boat by force.

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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, (S, A, O, Msb, K,) aor. يَعِيبُ , (Msb,) inf. n. عَيْبٌ , (Msb, TA,) and مَعَابٌ and مَعِيبٌ are allowable as inf. ns., (S, O, TA,) It (a thing, A, TA, or an article of merchandise, S, O, Msb) was, or became, faulty, unsound, or defective; or had a fault, an unsoundness, a defect, an imperfection, a blemish, or something amiss. (S, A, O, Msb, * K.) [See also 5.] عَابَهُ , (S, O, Msb, K,) [aor. as above,] inf. n. عَيْبٌ and عَابٌ ; (TA;) and عيّبهُ , (S, A, O,) or this has an intensive signification; (Msb;) and تعيّبهُ ; (S, A, O;) He made, or caused, it (a thing, TA in relation to the first, and A in relation to the second and third, or an article of merchandise, S and O in relation to the first,) to be faulty, unsound, or defective; or to have a fault, an unsoundness, a defect, an imperfection, a blemish, or something amiss. (S, A, O, Msb, * K.) أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُعِيبَهَا , in the Kur [xviii. 78], means I desired to render it faulty, or unsound. (AHeyth, TA.) [The same verbs are also often used in relation to a human being as the object.] And one says عَابَهُ , [aor. as above,] inf. n. عَيْبٌ and عَابٌ and مَعَابٌ and مَعِيبٌ ; (MA;) and عيّبهُ ; (S, A, O, Msb;) and تعيّبهُ ; (TA;) meaning He [found fault with him, or it; blamed, upbraided, or reproached, him; or] attributed or imputed to him, or it, or charged him with, or accused him of, a vice, fault, &c. (S, A, MA, * O, Msb, TA.) [The first of these verbs is of very frequent occurrence as meaning thus: one ex. of it occurs in the saying of a poet cited in the S and O in this art., 1 I am the man whom ye have charged with a vice, or fault, &c. And one says, عاب عَلَيْهِ فِعْلَهُ , meaning He blamed, or discommended, to him his deed. أَنَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِى قَدْ عِبْتُمُوهُ عاب السِّقَآءُ The skin had milk that had become thick in it (O, K, TA.)

Form 2عيّبهُ2 senses

Core sense — he made it faulty, unsound, or defective; he prepared a leather bag for himselfgenerated

2.1

See form 1, in two places.

2.2he made, or prepared, or took for himself what is called an عَيْبَة—عيّب

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: see 1, in two places. عيّب also signifies He made, or prepared, or took for himself, what is called an عَيْبَة (O.)

Form 5تعيّب2 senses

Core sense — it became faulty, unsound, or defectivegenerated

5.1

It was, or became, made faulty, unsound, or defective; or such as to have a fault, an unsoundness, a defect, an imperfection, a blemish, or something amiss. See also form 1, first sentence.

5.2

تعيّبهُ: see form 1, in two places.

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It was, or became, rendered faulty, unsound, or defective; or such as to have a fault, an unsoundness, a defect, and imperfection, a blemish, or something amiss. (A.) [See also 1, first sentence. تعيّبهُ : see 1, in two places.

Form 6تعايبوا1 sense

Core sense — they found fault with one anothergenerated

6.1

[They found fault with one another; they blamed, upbraided, or reproached one another.]

Given in explanation of تَعَايَرَ القَوْمُ.

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[They found fault, one with another; blamed, upbraided or reproached. one another]. (S in explanation of تَعَايَرَ القَوْمُ .)

Derived nouns 15

Nounعَابٌ1 sense

Core sense — a vice; a fault, a defect, a blemishgenerated

See the next entry.

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: see the next paragraph.

Nounعَيْبٌ1 sense

Core sense — a vice; a fault, an unsoundness, a defect, a blemishgenerated

1a vice; a fault, an unsoundness, a defect, an imperfection, a blemish—عَابٌ

The headword is a maṣdar used as a simple noun, and this word too is originally a maṣdar.

عَيْبَةٌ and مَعَابٌ and مَعِيبٌ and مَعَابَةٌ mean the same, that is, in a man and in any animal, a vice; and in the same, and in anything, a fault, an unsoundness, a defect, an imperfection, a blemish, or something amiss.

Synonymous with وَصْمَةٌ and نَقِيصَةٌ; in Persian آهُو.

a place of عَيْب—مَعَابٌ

مَعَابَةٌ means the same. [That is, a place of vice, fault, and the like; apparently as meaning a ground for عَيْب, or finding fault.]

there is not in him, or in it, any vice or fault—مَا فِيهِ مَعَابٌ

That is, عَيْبٌ or مَوْضِعُ عَيْب [and so مَعِيبٌ, as what follows shows; and مَعْيَبَةٌ, as explained in Har p. 475; and this last and مَعَابَةٌ may be explained, following analogy, as meaning a cause of عَيْب, that is, a thing for which one is to be found fault with, blamed, or reproached, like مَذَمَّةٌ].

there is not in him, or in it, any vice or fault—مَعَابَةٌ

Though مَفْعل, from a triliteral verb such as كَالَ, has kesr [to the ع] when it is the measure of a noun or noun of place, and fet-h when it is the measure of a maṣdar, still fet-h or kesr may be used in either case, for the Arabs say مَسَارٌ and مَسِيرٌ and مَعَاشٌ and مَعِيشٌ and مَعَابٌ and مَعِيبٌ.

The plural of عَيْبٌ is عُيُوبٌ [a plural of multitude] and أَعْيَابٌ [a plural of paucity]; and مَعَايِبُ [as plural of مَعَابٌ or مَعِيبٌ or مَعَابَةٌ, or as an irregular plural of عَيْبٌ, as مَشَايِنُ is of شَيْنٌ] means the same as عُيُوبٌ.

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, (S, A, O, Msb, K,) an inf. n. used as a simple subst. (Msb,) and عَابٌ [which is also originally an inf. n. (S, O, Msb, K) and عَيْبَةٌ (S, O) and مَعَابٌ (S, O, Msb, K) and مَعِيبٌ and مَعَابَةٌ . (S, O. K,) signify the same, (S, O, Msb, K,) i. e. [in a man and in any animal,] A vice. [and in the same, and in anything,] a fault or faultiness, an unsoundness, a defect, an imperfection, a blemish, or something amiss; syn. وَصْمَةٌ , (A, K,) and نَقِيصَةٌ : (TK:) in Pers. آهُو : (PS:) or مَعَابٌ and مَعَابَةٌ signify a place of عَيْب [or vice, fault, &c.; app. as meaning a ground for عَيْب or finding fault, &c.]. مَا فِيهِ مَعَابٌ and مَعَابَةٌ meaning [There is not in him, or it,] عَيْبٌ , or مَوْضِعُ عَيْب : [and so مَعِيبٌ as is shown by what follows; and مَعْيَبَةٌ as expl. in Har p. 475, which last and مَعَابَةٌ may be expl. agreeably with analogy as signifying a cause of عَيْب , i. e. a thing for which one is to be found fault with, blamed, upbraided, or reproached; like مَذَمَّةٌ ;] for [although] مَفْعل from triliteral-radical verb such as كَالَ , aor. يَكِيلُ , as the measure of a subst. [or n. of place] is with kesr [to the ع ,] and as the measure of an inf. n. with fet-h, yet it is allowable to use fet-h or kesr in either case, for the Arabs say مَسَارٌ and مَسِيرٌ , and مَعَاشٌ and مَعِيشٌ , and مَعَابٌ and مَعِيبٌ : (S, O:) the pl. of عَيْبٌ is عُيُوبٌ [a pl. of mult.] (S, A, O, Msb) and أَعْيَابٌ [a pl. of pauc.]; (Th, TA;) and مَعَايِبُ [as pl. of مَعَابٌ or مَعِيبٌ or مَعَابَةٌ , or as an anomalous pl. of عَيْبٌ like as مَشَايِنُ is of شَيْنٌ ,] is syn. with عُيُوبٌ . (S, O.)

Nounعَيْبَةٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a leather bag for goods or clothes; the depositary of one's secretsgenerated

See the preceding entry.

Also a receptacle in which clothes are put; and a receptacle of skin, or leather, in which goods or utensils are put.

Also a زَبِيل [or receptacle like a basket] of skin, or leather, or the like, in which reaped corn is carried to the threshing-floor; or a thing like the خَرِيطَة, of skin or leather. It has loops with which it is closed and fastened by the insertion of one into another. [See form 4 in the article on شرج.]

Plural عِيَبٌ and عِيَابٌ and عَيْبَاتٌ.

2.1figurative · مجازhe is the depositary of such a one's secrets—هُوَ عَيْبَةُ فُلَان

the Anṣār are my intimates, and the depositary of my secrets—الأَنْصَارُ كَرِشِى وَعَيْبَتِى

Hence: the depositary of one's secrets; used both as a singular and as a plural.

From a tradition. [See also other explanations in the article on كرش.]

the breasts; the hearts—العيَابُ

For as the Arab puts the best of his goods, or utensils, and of his clothes in his عيْبَة, so he hides in his breast his most particular secrets, which may not be divulged.

So a poet says: [And our and your depositories of love, although it is said that we and you are the children of paternal uncles, were near to becoming …]

shāhid

وَكَادَتْ عِيَابُ الوُدِّ مِنَّا وَمِنْكُمُوَإِنْ قِيلَ أَبْنَآءُ العُمُومَةِ تَصْفَرُ

By عياب الودّ he means their breasts.

between us and them, in this peace, is a breast bound to fulfil the terms of this writing—بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ عَيْبَةٌ مَكْفُوفَةٌ

A phrase in the treaty of El-Hodeybiyeh; the breast is like the عيبة that is closed and fastened by its loops over its contents, clear of secret enmity, perfidy, and deceit.

Or, according to some, as related by Sh: evil between us and them shall be tied up, as the عيبة is tied up. Or there shall be mutual reconciliation and abstaining from war, like the friendship between sincere friends who trust one another. [See also the article on كف.]

2.2figurative · مجاز — inferredbusy yourself with your own family, or wife, and let me alone—عَلَيْكَ بِعَيْنَتِكَ

Said by ʿĀʾisheh to ʿOmar on an occasion when he blamed her.

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: see the next preceding paragraph. Also A receptacle in which clothes are put: (S, O, K:) and a receptable of skin, or leather, in which goods, or utensils, are put: (TA:) and a زَبِيل [or receptacle like a basket] of skin, or leather or the like, (K, TA,) in which reaped corn is conveyed to the threshing-floor: (TA:) or a thing like the خَرِيطَة [q. v.], of skin, or leather: (Ham p. 352:) it has loops with which it is closed and fastened by the insertion of one into another: (see 4 in art. شرج :)] pl. عِيَبٌ and عِيَابٌ and عَيْبَاتٌ . (S, O, K.) Hence, (A,) The depositary of one's secret [or secrets]; (A, O, K) and it is used as a sing and a pl.:] one says, هُوَ عَيْبَةُ فُلَان He is the depositary of the secret [or secrets of such a one: (A:) and it is said in a trad., الأَنْصَارُ كَرِشِى وَعَيْبَتِى (S, O, TA) The Anṣár are my intimates, and the depositary of my secret [or secrets]. (TA. [See also other explanations in art. كرش .]) And [in like manner] العيَابُ is used as meaning The breasts. and the hearts: (O, K:) for, as the Arab deposits in his عيْبَة the best of his goods, or utensils, and of his clothes so he conceals in his breast his meat particular secrets, which may not be divulge. (O, * TA) Hence, (TA,) a poet says, 1 [And our and your depositories of love, although it be said that we and you are the children of paternal uncles, were near to becoming and]: (O, TA:) by عياب الودّ he means their breasts. (TA.) And بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ عَيْبَةٌ مَكْفُوفَةٌ , a phrase in the treaty of El-Hodeybiyeh. means Between us and them, in respect of this peace, is [determined that there shall be, in each party.] a breast bound to fulfil the terms of this writing. like the عيبة that is closed and fastened by its loops over its contents,] clear of secret enmity, and perfidy, and deceit: (IAar, O, * TA:) or, accord. to some, as related by Sh, evil between us [and them] shall be [as it were] tied up, like as the عيبة is tied up: or there shall be mutual reconciliation, and abstaining from war, like that kind of friendship that subsists between sincere friends who confide in each other. (Az, TA. [See also art. كف .]) وَكَادَتْ عِيَابُ الوُدِّ مِنَّا وَمِنْكُمُ | وَإِنْ قِيلَ أَبْنَآءُ العُمُومَةِ تَصْفَرُ عَلَيْكَ بِعَيْنَتِكَ , said by 'Áïsheh to 'Omar on an occasion of his blaming her, means Busy thyself with thine own family, or wife, and let me alone. (TA.)

Nounعُيَبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who often finds fault with othersgenerated

See عَيَّابٌ.

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: see عَيَّابٌ .

Nounعِيَابٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — leather bags; also the wooden implement for loosening cottongenerated

A plural of عَيْبَةٌ.

1.1

Also the wooden implement commonly called مِنْدَف, with which cotton is separated and loosened. So says Lth, the only authority for it known to Az.

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a pl. of عَيْبَةٌ . (S, O, K.) Also The [wooden implement commonly called] مِنْدَف [with which cotton is separated and loosened]: (O, K:) so says Lth, the only anthority for it known (O, TA) to Az. (TA.)

Nounعَيَّابٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who often finds fault with othersgenerated

One who finds fault with others much, or often, attributing vices and faults to them, or charging them with such; عَيَّابَةٌ [which is more intensive] and عُيَبَةٌ mean the same.

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(S, A, O, Msb, K) and عَيَّابَةٌ (A, O, K [but this has a more intensive signification]) and عُيَبَةٌ (A, K) One [who finds fault with others, or] who attributes or imputes to others, or charges them with, or accuses them, of, vices, faults, &c., much, or often. (A and K in explanation of all, and O in explanation of the second.)

Nounعَيَّابَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who often finds fault with othersgenerated

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.

Nounعائِبٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — being, or becoming, faulty; said of milk, thickgenerated

Ism fāʿil of the intransitive verb عَابَ: being, or becoming, faulty, unsound, or defective; applied to an article of merchandise and the like.

1.1

Also the ism fāʿil of عَابَهُ.

Applied to milk: thick, or becoming thick.

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part. n. of the intrans. v. عَابَ ; [i. e. Being, or becoming, faulty, &c.;] applied to an article of merchandise [&c.]. (Msb.) And also act. part. n. of عَابَهُ . (Msb.) Also, applied to milk, Thick, or becoming thick. (O, K.)

Nounمَعَابٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place of vice, a ground for finding faultgenerated

See عَيْبٌ, in five places.

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: see عَيْبٌ , in five places.

Nounمَعِيبٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — made faulty, unsound, or defective; found fault withgenerated

See عَيْبٌ, in four places.

1.1

Also, and مَعْيُوبٌ, agreeing with the original form, and مُعَيَّبٌ [or this is more intensive; see its verb] and مُتَعَيَّبٌ: made, or caused, to be faulty, unsound, or defective, or to have a fault or blemish. See the verbs.

1.2

And: found fault with; charged with, or accused of, a vice, a fault, and the like. See, again, the verbs.

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: see عَيْبٌ , in four places. Also, (S, A, O, Msb, K) and مَعْيُوبٌ , (S, O, K,) agreeably with the original form, (S, O,) and مُعَيَّبٌ , [or this has an intensive signification, (see its verb,)] and مُتَعَيَّبٌ , (TA,) Made, or caused, to be faulty, unsound, or defective; or to have a fault, &c. (S, A, O, Msb, * K, TA. [See the verbs.]) And [Found fault with, &c.; or] charged with, or accused of, a vice, faulty, &c. (TA, [See, again, the verbs.])

Nounمَعَابَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place of vice, a ground for finding faultgenerated

See عَيْبٌ, in five places.

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: see عَيْبٌ , in five places.

Nounمَعْيَبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place of vice, a ground for finding faultgenerated

See عَيْبٌ.

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: see عَيْبٌ .

Nounمُعَيَّبٌ1 sense

Core sense — made very faulty, unsound, or defectivegenerated

See مَعِيبٌ.

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: see مَعِيبٌ .

Nounمَعْيُوبٌ1 sense

Core sense — made faulty, unsound, or defectivegenerated

See مَعِيبٌ.

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: see مَعِيبٌ .

Nounمُتَعَيَّبٌ1 sense

Core sense — made faulty, unsound, or defectivegenerated

See مَعِيبٌ.

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: see مَعِيبٌ .