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Form 1لَبڤبَ6 senses · 5 main
muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُيَلَبُّيَلِبُّيَفِرُّmaṣdarلَبٌّ

Core sense — he was possessed of understanding; he struck him on the pit above the breastgenerated

1.1he was, or became, possessed of understanding, intellect, or intelligence—لَبَّ

It is originally لَبِبَ; second person لَبِبْتَ. This is the most common form of the verb.

Also [لَبَّ, originally لَبُبَ, like حَبَّ, originally حَبُبَ], second person لَبُبْتَ, in the dialect of El-Ḥijāz — irregular as a muḍāriʿ of this latter form of the verb.

Maṣdar لَبَابَةٌ, لِبٌّ, لَبٌّ and لَبَّ.

in the dialect of Nejd, like فَرَّ.

And [لَبَّ], second person لَبِبْتَ, muḍāriʿ يَلُبُّ [contrary to analogy]; and [لَبَّ], second person لَبُبْتَ, muḍāriʿ يَلُبُّ [agreeably with analogy]. (Yoo.)

That is, possessed of لُبّ. See لُبٌّ.

Some (as the authors of the T and the S) have said that لَبُبْتَ, muḍāriʿ تَلَبُّ, has no like among the reduplicative verbs, that is, in being of the measure فَعُلَ in the past tense and يَفْعَلُ in the muḍāriʿ; but three similar verbs have been mentioned, namely دَمُمْتَ, شَرُرْتَ and عَزُزَتِ الشَّاةُ (meaning “the ewe, or goat, became scant in her milk”).

[This, however, is a mistake: the assertion relates to لَبُبْتَ having, regularly, تَلُبُّ for its muḍāriʿ; see دَمَّ, muḍāriʿ يَدُمُّ.]

1.2he (a goat) uttered a cry, or sound, at rutting-time—لَبَّ

Muḍāriʿ لَبِبَ and لَبْلَبَ.

Sometimes لبلب is used in the same sense with reference to a buck-antelope.

1.3he broke the almond and took out its kernel—لَبَّ اللَّوْزَ
1.3.1he struck him on the pit above the breast, between the collar-bones, where camels are stabbed—لَبَّهُ

Second person لَبَبْتُ.

That part is called the لَبَّة.

1.4it (a house) faced, or stood opposite to, another house—لَبَّ

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1.5

See form 4.

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[ لَبَّ , originally لَبِبَ ,] sec. per. لَبِبْتَ , (S, K,) the most common form of the verb, (TA,) and [ لَبَّ , originally لَبُبَ , like حَبَّ , originally حَبُبَ , q. v.,] sec. pers. لَبُبْتَ , aor. يَلَبُّ , (S, K,) in the dial. of El-Hijáz, deviating from rule as aor. of the latter form of the verb; (TA;) inf. n. لَبَابَةٌ (S, K) and لِبٌّ and لَبٌّ ; (TA;) and لَبَّ , aor. يَلِبُّ , in the dial. of Nejd; like فَرَّ , aor. يَفِرُّ ; (TA;) and [ لَبَّ ], sec. pers. لَبِبْتَ , aor. يَلُبُّ ; [contr. to analogy;] (Yz;) and [ لَبَّ ], sec. pers. لَبُبْتَ , aor. يَلُبُّ ; [agreeably with analogy;] (Yoo;) He was, or became, possessed of لُبّ , i. e., understanding, intellect, or intelligence. See لُبٌّ . (S, K.) It has been said by some (as the authors of the T, the S, &c.) that لَبُبْتَ , aor. تَلَبُّ , has not its like among the class of reduplicative verbs; i. e., in being of the measure فَعُلَ in the pret., and يَفْعَلُ in the aor.: but three similar verbs have been mentioned; namely, دَمُمْتَ , شَرُرْتَ , and عَزُزَتِ الشَّاةُ (meaning “ the ewe, or goat, became scant in her milk ”). (TA.) [This, however, is a mistake: the assertion relates to لَبُبْتَ having for its aor. (regularly) تَلُبُّ : see دَمَّ , aor. يَدُمُّ .]) لَبَّ , aor. لَبِبَ ; and لَبْلَبَ ; He (a goat, and sometimes لبلب is used in the same sense with reference to a buck-antelope,) uttered a cry, or sound, at rutting-time. (TA.) لَبَّ اللَّوْزَ He broke the almond and took forth its kernel. (TA.) لَبَّهُ , (K,) sec. pers. لَبَبْتُ , aor. لَبُبَ , inf. n. لَبٌّ , (S,) He struck him upon the part called the لَبَّة ; (S, K;) i. e., the pit above the breast, between the collar-bones; the place where camels are stabbed. (TA.) لَبَّ , aor. لَبُبَ , It (a house) faced, was opposite to, or stood over against, another house. (Kh, S, K.) See 4.
Form 2لبّب6 senses · 4 main
maṣdarتَلْبِيبٌ

Core sense — he seized him by the clothes at his bosom; it (grain) got an edible heartgenerated

2.1he put his quiver and his bow on his neck, then grasped his clothes at the top of his bosom—تَلْبِيبٌ

Said of a man warning, or admonishing, a people and crying out for aid.

Example: [Truly, when a caller comes to us seeking a kind office, and puts his quiver on his neck &c.]

shāhid
إِنَّا إِذَا الدَّاعِى ٱعْتَرَى وَلَبَّبَا

Or لبّب here means تَرَدَّدَ; see above.

2.1.1

He drew his garments together at his bosom and breast, in a quarrel or dispute, and then dragged him along.

2.1.2

Also, he put a rope, or a garment, round his neck and held him with it.

2.2

See also form 5, and تَلْبِيبٌ.

2.3it (grain) got a heart, an edible heart—لبّب

That heart is the لُبّ.

2.4he went backwards and forwards; he went and came—لبّب

ISd says: this is related, but I do not know what it is. See below.

synonym تَرَدَّدَ.

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, inf. n. تَلْبِيبٌ , He (a man warning, or admonishing, a people, and crying out for aid,) put his quiver and his bow upon his neck, and then grasped his own clothes at the upper part of his bosom: ex. 1 [Verily we, when a caller comes seeking a kind office, and puts his quiver &c.]: (Lth:) or لبّب here signifies تَرَدَّدَ : see above. (TA.) إِنَّا إِذَا الدَّاعِى ٱعْتَرَى وَلَبَّبَا He drew together his garments at his bosom and breast, in altercation, or contention, and then dragged him along. (S, K.) Also, He put round his neck a rope, or a garment, and held him with it. (TA.) See also 5, and تَلْبِيبٌ لبّب It (grain) got a لُبّ , or heart, (S, K,) an edible heart. (TA.) لبّب , inf. n. تَلْبِيبٌ , He went backwards and forwards, or to and fro; went and came: syn. تَرَدَّدَ . (K.) ISd says, This is related, but I know not what it is. (TA.) See below.
Form 4البّ بِالمَكَانِ6 senses · 4 main
maṣdarإِلْبَابٌ لَبٌّ

Core sense — he remained, stayed, or dwelt in the place; he kept to itgenerated

4.1he remained, stayed, or dwelt in the place; he kept to it—إِلْبَابٌ

Maṣdar also لَبَّ بِهِ;.

From this, Fr says, comes the expression لَبَّيْكَ, explained below.

4.1.1he kept to the thing, or affair—البّ عَلَى الأَمْرِ
4.2it (growing corn, and the like) produced the edible substance in the grain—البّ

Like احبّ.

4.3the thing appeared to him—البّ لَهُ الشَّىْءُ

Synonym عَرَضَ.

4.4I made a breast-leather for the saddle—أَلْبَبْتُ السَّرْجَ

The breast-leather is the لَبَب.

4.4.1I put a breast-leather on the beast of carriage—أَلْبَبْتُ الدَّابَّةَ

The breast-leather is the لَبَب.

Also لَبَبْتُهَا.

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, inf. n. إِلْبَابٌ ; (ISk, S, K;) and لَبَّ بِهِ , [aor. لَبُبَ ,] inf. n. لَبٌّ ; (Kh, S, K;) He remained, stayed, abode, or dwelt, in the place; (S, K;) kept to it. (S.) Hence, says Fr., the expression لَبَّيْكَ , q. v. infra. (S, K.) البّ عَلَى الأَمْرِ He kept to the thing, or affair. (TA.) البّ It (growing corn, &c.) had, bore, or produced, the edible substance in the grain: like احبّ . (S.) البّ لَهُ الشَّىْءُ The thing appeared to him: syn. عَرَضَ . (K.) أَلْبَبْتُ السَّرْجَ I made a لَبَب (or breast-leather) to the saddle. (TA.) أَلْبَبْتُ الدَّابَّةَ I put a لَبَب (or breast-leather) on the beast of carriage; (S, K;) as also لَبَبْتُهَا , aor. لَبُبَ . (K.)
Form 5تلبّبت بِمِنْطَقَتِهَا4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he girded himself and tucked up his clothes; he took his way through the valleygenerated

5.1

[Probably a mistake for بِمِنْطَقِهَا.]

She (a woman) put one end of her scarf over her left shoulder, drew the middle of it out from under her right arm, covered her bosom with it, and put the other end also over her left shoulder.

5.1.1he raised, or tucked up, his clothes—تلبّب

He girded himself and tucked up his clothes; a meaning assigned in the A to لَبَّبَ.

He girded himself with his garment about his bosom, or wrapped it round him at his bosom; he drew his garments together; he girded himself with a weapon and the like; he armed himself and tucked up his clothes for fight; he bound his waist with a rope. See art. حزم.

5.1.2the two men seized each other by the upper part of the breast—تَلَبَّبَ الرَّجُلَانِ

That part is called the لَبَّة.

5.2figurative · مجازhe took his way through the valley—تلبّب الوَادِى

In the same way, لبّبوا and استلبّوا: they took their way through it.

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[app. a mistake for بِمِنْطَقِهَا ] She (a woman) put one end of her scarf over her left shoulder, and drew forth the middle of it from beneath her right arm, and covered with it her bosom, and put the other end also over her left shoulder. (TA.) تلبّب He raised his clothes, or tucked them up: (K:) he girded himself, and raised, or tucked up, his clothes; (S;) a signification assigned in the A to لَبَّبَ : he girded himself with his garment about his bosom; or wrapped it round him at his bosom: he drew together his garments: he girded himself with a weapon &c.: he armed himself, and raised, or tucked up, his clothes for fight: (TA:) he bound his waist with a rope. (S, in art. حزم .) تَلَبَّبَ الرَّجُلَانِ The two men seized each other at the part called لَبَّة . (TA.) تلبّب الوَادِى He took his way through the valley: and, in like manner, لبّبوا and استلبّوا they took their way through it. (A.)
Form 10استلبّهُ2 senses

Core sense — he made trial of his understanding, or intelligencegenerated

10.1

He made trial of his understanding, or intelligence.

See لُبٌّ.

10.2

See also form 5.

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He made trial of his understanding, or intelligence. See لُبٌّ . And see 5.
Form R. Q. 1لَبْلَبَةٌ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — tenderness, affection, or kindness, to offspring or to a mangenerated

R. Q. 1.1

Being tender, affectionate, kind, or compassionate, to offspring; [maṣdar of لَبْلَبَ].

R. Q. 1.1.1she (a ewe) was tender, or affectionate, to her young one, and licked it when she brought it forth—لَبْلَبَتْ عَلَى وَلَدِهَا

Maṣdar as above.

In doing so she made a sound like لِبْ لِبْ.

R. Q. 1.1.2

See form 1.

R. Q. 1.1.3he was kind, or compassionate, to him—لَبْلَبَ عَلَيْهِ

Maṣdar as above. Said of a man: he was kind, or affectionate, to him, and aided, or helped, him.

R. Q. 1.2it was separated, dispersed, or scattered—لَبْلَبَ

The maṣdar لبلبة is explained by تَفَرُّقٌ, but I think it not unlikely that this is a mistake for تَرَفُّقٌ, and that the meaning is: he was gentle, courteous, or kind.

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, [inf. n. of لَبْلَبَ ,] The being tender, affectionate, kind, or compassionate, to offspring. (S, K.) لَبْلَبَتْ عَلَى وَلَدِهَا , inf. n. as above, She (a ewe) was tender, or affectionate, to her young one, and licked it, when she brought it forth, (S, K,) making a sound like لِبْ لِبْ . (TA.) See 1. لَبْلَبَ عَلَيْهِ , inf. n. as above, He was kind, or compassionate, to him; i. e., to a man: he was kind, or affectionate, to him, and aided, or succoured, him. (TA.) لَبْلَبَ It was separated, dispersed, or scattered. (AA, T, K.) (The inf. n., لبلبة , is explained by تَفَرُّقٌ : but I think it not improbable that this is a mistake for تَرَفُّقٌ ; and that the meaning is, He was gentle, courteous, or kind.]

Derived nouns 20

Nounلَبٌّ11 senses · 3 main

Core sense — keeping, or adhering, to a thing; remaining; at your service!generated

1

Maṣdar of لَبَّ, “he remained, and the like.”

1.1[at your service! literally, doubly at your service!]—لبَّيْكَ

[See an example under مَرْهُوبٌ. It is used today like our phrase At your service, and may well be rendered so, or with the addition of time after time.]

لبّيك is derived from أَلَبَّ [or rather from لَبَّ, as synonymous with البّ], “he remained, and the like”; and it means: I wait intent upon your service, or upon obedience to you; waiting after waiting, that is, time after time; and answering after answering.

The noun, without the annexed pronoun, is in the accusative as a maṣdar [used as an absolute complement of its own verb, which is understood], as in حَمْدًا لِلّٰهِ وشُكْرًا; the right way would be to say لَبًّا لَكَ, but it is put in the dual for the sake of strengthening, meaning إِلْبَابًا بِكَ بَعْدَ إِلْبَابٍ and إِقَامَةً بَعْدَ إِقَامَةٍ [waiting at your service, or in attendance on you, time after time].

[See also the similar expression سَعْدَيْكَ.]

Or لَبٌّ means obeying, or serving; obedience, or service; from the original sense of remaining, staying, abiding, or dwelling in a place. The dual in the nominative is لَبّانِ, and in the accusative and genitive لَبَّيْنِ; and the original meaning of لبيك is: I have obeyed you, or served you, twice [or I do obey you]; the ن [of لبّين] being dropped because the word is prefixed to the pronoun.

Or لبّيك is from the saying دَارُ فُلَانٍ تَلُبُّ دَارِى, “the house of such a one faces my house”; and the meaning is: I present myself before you, or repair to you, doing what you like, answering you [after answering, or time after time]. The ى is to form the dual, and shows that the noun is in the accusative as a maṣdar.

Or it means: my love is given to you; from the expression اِمْرَأَةٌ لَبَّةٌ, “a woman loving and affectionate to her husband”; so in the K. But the expression, as related on the authority of Kh, is أُمٌّ لَبَّةٌ, which is confirmed by a verse that he cites.

Or the meaning is إِخْلَاصِى لَكَ [my sincere service, or the like, is given to you]; from the expression حَسَبٌ لُبَابٌ, “pure nobility, or the like.”

According to Yoo, لبّيك is a singular noun with the pronoun annexed to it. This noun is originally لَبَّبٌ, of the measure فَعْلَلٌ (not of the measure فَعَّلٌ, because that is rare in the language); the last ب is changed into ى to avoid the reduplication, so that it becomes لَبَّىٌ; then the ى, having a vowel and immediately preceded by fetḥah, is changed into ا, and it becomes لَبَّا [or لَبَّى, for the ى in this case is called ا]; then, being joined with ك in لبّيك and with ه in لبّيه, its ا is changed into ى, in the same way as one says إِلَيْكَ, عَلَيْكَ and لَدَيْكَ. [But see what follows.]

[at his service, and the like]—لَبَّيْهِ
1.2at the service (literally, doubly at the service) of your hands!—لَبَّىْ يَدَيْكَ

This phrase is exactly like لبّيك. In the S, art. لبى, it is said to be at variance with the opinion of Yoo given above; for if لبّى were like إِلَى and the rest, being prefixed to a noun and not to a pronoun, it would be لَبَّى يَدَيْكَ, not لَبَّىْ.

According to El-Khaṭṭābee, لبّى يديك means: may your hands be safe and sound! The desinential syntax is disregarded in the saying يديك, which by rights should be يَدَاكَ, so that يديك may match in sound with لبّيك. But Z says the meaning is: I will obey you, and be at your free disposal, as a thing which you may dispose of with your hands in whatever way you please.

1.3[at the service, or doubly at the service, of Zeyd]—لَبَّىْ زَيْدٍ

One says this in the same way. See art. لبى.

1.4at your service!—لَبِّ

This, with kesreh for its ending, like أَمْس and غَاقِ, is also related as having been used; and it is still used in some parts.

2keeping, or adhering, [to a thing]; remaining, or staying—لَبٌّ
2.1

A camel-driver who keeps constantly to the work of driving the camels and does not leave them.

2.2a man who keeps to a thing, affair, or business—رَجُلٌ لَبٌّ
a man who keeps to his art, craft, or trade, not ceasing from it—لَبِيبٌ
2.3a man who keeps to business, [and is skilful, expert, clever, or intelligent]—رجلٌ لَبٌّ طَبٌّ
3one who makes himself near to people by affection and friendship; courteous, polite, or affable—لَب

Feminine لَبَّةٌ; plural لِبَابٌ.

3.1a woman who makes herself near to people by affection and friendship; courteous, polite, or affable—اِمْرَأَةٌ لَبَّةٌ

Also, a woman loving to her husband and affectionate to him; or, according to Kh, the expression is أُمٌّ لَبَّةٌ; see لَبٌّ above.

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inf. n. of لَبَّ “ he remained, &c. ” لبَّيْكَ [At thy service! lit., Doubly at thy service!] (S, K, &c.) and لَبَّيْهِ [At his service: &c.]. (TA.) [See an ex. voce مَرْهُوبٌ . It is used in the present day like our phrase At thy service, and may well be thus rendered, or with the addition of time after time.] لبّيك is derived from أَلَبَّ [or rather from لَبَّ as syn. with البّ ] “ he remained &c. ”; and means I wait intent upon thy service, or upon obedience to thee: (Fr, S, K;) waiting [at they service] after waiting; [i. e., time after time;] and answering [thy commands] after answering: (K:) it [i. e. the noun without the annexed pron.] is put in the acc. case as an inf. n. [used as an absolute complement of its own verb which is understood], as in حَمْدًا لِلّٰهِ وشُكْرًا ; and the right way would be to say لَبًّا لَكَ ; but it is put in the dual number for the sake of corroboration; meaning إِلْبَابًا بِكَ بَعْدَ إِلْبَابٍ , and إِقَامَةً بَعْدَ إِقَامَةٍ , [waiting at thy service, or in attendance upon thee, or in thy presence, after waiting, or time after time]. (Fr, S.) [See also the similar expression سَعْدَيْكَ .] Or لَبٌّ signifies the obeying, or serving; or obedience, or service; from the original signification of the “ remaining, staying, abiding, or dwelling, ” [in a place]: the dual, in the nom. case, is لَبّانِ ; and in the acc. and gen., لَبَّيْنِ ; and the original meaning of لبيك is I have obeyed thee, or served thee, twice: [or I do obey thee, &c.:] the ن [of لبّين ] being elided because of its being prefixed to the pron. (IAar.) Or لبّيك is from the saying دَارُ فُلَانٍ تَلُبُّ دَارِى “ the house of such a one faces my house ”; (Kh, S, K;) and the meaning is I present myself before thee, (or repair to thee, K,) doing what thou likest, answering thee [after answering, or time after time]: the ى is to form the dual number; and indicates that the noun is in the acc. case as an inf. n. [used as mentioned above]. (Kh, S.) Or it means My love [is given] to thee; from the expression اِمْرَأَةٌ لَبَّةٌ “ a woman loving (and affectionate, TA,) to her husband ”: so in the K: but the expression, as related on the authority of Kh, is أُمٌّ لَبَّةٌ ; which is confirmed by a verse that he cites. (TA.) Or the meaning is إِخْلَاصِى لَكَ [My sincere service, or the like, (is given) to thee;] from the expression حَسَبٌ لُبَابٌ “ pure nobility, or the like. ” (K.) Accord. to Yoo, لبّيك is a noun in the sing. number with the pron. annexed to it: this noun is originally لَبَّبٌ , of the measure فَعْلَلٌ : (not of the measure فَعَّلٌ , because this is rare in the language:) the the last ب is changed into ى to avoid the reduplication; and thus it becomes لَبَّىٌ : then the ى , being movent, and immediately preceded by fet-hah, is changed into ا ; and it becomes لَبَّا [or لَبَّى , for the ى in this case is called ا ]: then, being conjoined with ك in لبّيك , and with ه in لبّيه , its ا is changed into ى ; after the same manner as you say إِلَيْكَ and عَلَيْكَ and لَدَيْكَ . (TA.) [But see what here follows.] لَبَّىْ يَدَيْكَ is a phrase exactly similar to لبّيك , meaning At the service (or, lit. doubly at the service) of thy hands! and this is said, in the S, art. لبى to be at variance with the opinion of Yoo, given above; for, if لبّى were similar to إِلَى &c., being prefixed to a noun, not a pron., it would be لَبَّى يَدَيْكَ , not لَبَّىْ .] Accord. to El-Khattá- bee, لبّى يديك signifies May thy hands be safe and sound! the desinential syntax being disregarded in the saying يديك , which rightly should be يَدَاكَ , in order that يديك may match in sound with لبّيك : but Z says, that the meaning is, I will obey thee, and be at thy free disposal, as a thing which thou shalt dispose of with thy hands in whatever manner thou shalt please. (TA.) In like manner you say لَبَّىْ زَيْدٍ [At the service (or doubly at the service) of Zeyd]. (Msb.) See art. لبى . لَبِّ , with kesreh for its termination, like أَمْس and غَاقِ , is also related as having been used: (Sb:) [and it is still used in some parts, as signifying At thy service!]. لَبٌّ keeping, or adhering, [to a thing]: remaining, or staying. (K.) A camel-driver who keeps constantly to the work of driving the camels, not leaving them. (TA.) رَجُلٌ لَبٌّ A man who keeps to a thing, or affair, or business; as also لَبِيبٌ ; (S, K;) a man who keeps to his art, or craft, or trade, not ceasing from it. (TA.) رجلٌ لَبٌّ طَبٌّ A man who keeps to business, [and is skilful, expert, clever, or intelligent]. (S, TA.) لَب One who renders himself near to people by affection and friendship [or is friendly and affectionate to them]: courteous, polite, or affable: fem. لَبَّةٌ : pl. لِبَابٌ . (TA.) اِمْرَأَةٌ لَبَّةٌ A woman who renders herself near by affection and friendship [or is friendly and affectionate], to people; (S;) courteous, polite, or affable: (S, K:) a woman loving to her husband; (K;) affectionate to him: or, accord. to Kh, the expression is أُمٌّ لَبَّةٌ : see لَبٌّ , above. (TA.)
Nounلُبٌّ13 senses · 3 main

Core sense — the kernel, or inside, of a nut; the choicest part; understanding, intelligencegenerated

1what is inside a nut, an almond, and the like; the heart, or kernel—لُبَابٌ

Of a palm-tree: the heart, or pith, called قَلْبٌ or قُلْبٌ.

Plural of the former, لُبُوبٌ.

1.1what is pure, or the choice, or best, part of anything—لُبٌّ

لُبَابٌ has the same meaning. Plural of the former, أَلْبَابٌ.

1.2[the purest substance of wheat]—لُبُّ الحِنْطَةِ

[See فَالُوذٌ.] See also art. فلذ.

[Also called لُبَابُ البُرِّ, according to Sprenger, “Life of Mohammad” (Allahabad, 1851), p. 24, note 1.]

1.3figurative · مجازunderstanding, intellect, intelligence, or mind, said of a man—لُبٌّ

Synonym عَقْلٌ: the understanding that is put into the heart of a man; so called because it is the choicest, or best, part of him.

Or it is not so called unless it is pure of greed, or lust, and foul imaginations; and so it has a more special sense than عقل; so in the Keshf el-Keshshāf.

Plural أَلْبَابٌ, and sometimes أَلُبٌّ, as أَبْؤُسٌ is plural of بُؤْسٌ, and أَنْعُمٌ of نُعْمٌ, and أَلْبُبٌ; the last being used, without the second ب being incorporated into the first, where poetry makes it necessary.

1.4certain veins in the heart, the sources of tenderness, affection, kindness, or compassion—بَنَاتُ أَلْبُبٍ
1.5[my tenderness forbids my doing that to him]—تَأْبَى لَهُ ذٰلِكَ بَنَاتُ أَلْبُبِى

Said by an Arab woman of the desert, when she was reproving her son, to one who asked her why she did not curse him.

1.6he loved it—أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ بَنَاتَ أَلْبُبِهِ

See art. شر.

1.7

The following words of the poet mean, according to the M: my intellect knew that.

shāhid
قَدْ عَلِمَتْ ذَاكَ بَنَاتُ أَلْبُبِهْ

El-Mubarrad read أَلْبَبِهْ in these words of the poet; on his reading, the meaning is: the daughters of the most intelligent of his tribe knew this.

1.8

If a plural is formed from the plural أَلْبُبٌ, it is أَلَابِبُ; and the diminutive is أُلَيْبِبٌ.

1.9possessing understanding, or intelligence; a person of understanding—ذُو لُبٍّ

Plural أُولُوا ٱلْأَلْبَابِ [persons of understanding]. See also لَبِيبٌ and مَلْبُوبٌ.

1.10figurative · مجاز — inferredthe self, substance, or essence, of anything—لُبٌّ
2

Poison; the poison of the serpent is sometimes so called. (Abu-l-Ḥasan.)

3a certain beast of prey, resembling the wolf—لُبٌّ

In the dialect of El-Andalus and El-ʿAdweh; said by AHei not to exist in other countries.

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(S, K) and لُبَابٌ (Msb) of a nut, an almond, and the like, What is in the inside; (S;) the heart, or kernel: (K:) of a palm-tree, the heart, or pith, called قَلْبٌ or قُلْبٌ . (S, K.) Pl. of the former لُبُوبٌ . (S.) لُبٌّ (S, K) and لُبَابٌ (TA) What is pure, or the choice, or best, part, of anything: (S, K:) pl. of the former أَلْبَابٌ . (A'Obeyd.) لُبُّ الحِنْطَةِ [The purest substance of wheat: see فَالُوذٌ :] (T, L, art. فلذ &c:) [also called لُبَابُ البُرِّ , acc. to Sprenger, “ Life of Mohammad, ” (Allahabad, 1851,) p. 24, note 1.] [Hence,] لُبٌّ of a man, (TA,) Understanding; intellect; intelligence; or mind; syn. عَقْلٌ : (S, K:) the understanding, &c., that is put into the heart of a man: so called because it is the choicest or best part of him: or it is not so called unless it is pure from cupidity, or lust, and foul imaginations; and therefore has a more special sense than عقل : so in the Keshf el-Keshsháf: (TA:) pl. أَلْبَابٌ , and sometimes أَلُبٌّ ; (S, K;) like as أَبْؤُسٌ is pl. of بُؤْسٌ , and أَنْعُمٌ of نُعْمٌ ; (S;) and أَلْبُبٌ ; (S, K;) the last being used, without incorporating the second ب into the first, in case of necessity in poetry. (S.) بَنَاتُ أَلْبُبٍ Certain veins in the heart; the sources of tenderness, affection, kindness, or compassion. (S, K.) تَأْبَى لَهُ ذٰلِكَ بَنَاتُ أَلْبُبِى [My tenderness forbids the doing so to him]: said by an Arab woman of the desert, on the occasion of her reproving her son, to one who asked her why she did not curse him. (S.) أَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ بَنَاتَ أَلْبُبِهِ He loved it. (L, art. شر .) The following words of the poet, 1 signify, accord. to the M, My intellect knew that. (TA.) El-Mubarrad read أَلْبَبِهْ in the above words of the poet: (TA:) the meaning of these words, accord. to him, is, The daughters of the most intelligent of his tribe knew this. (S, TA.) قَدْ عَلِمَتْ ذَاكَ بَنَاتُ أَلْبُبِهْ If you form a pl. from [the pl.] أَلْبُبٌ , it is أَلَابِبُ ; and the dim. n. is أُلَيْبِبٌ . (S.) ذُو لُبٍّ Possessing, having, or a person of, understanding, or intelligence: pl. أُولُوا ٱلْأَلْبَابِ [persons of understandings]. (TA.) See also لَبِيبٌ and مَلْبُوبٌ . لُبٌّ The self, substance, or essence, of anything. (TA.) Poison: (K:) the poison of the serpent is sometimes thus called. (Abu-l-Hasan, L.) لُبٌّ , in the dial. of El-Andalus and El-'Adweh, A certain beast of prey, resembling the wolf, said by AHei not to exist in other countries. (TA.)
Nounلَبَبٌ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a breast-girth bound over a beast's breast; a thin tract of sandgenerated

1

See لَبَّةٌ.

1.1

The breast-girth, the thing bound over the breast of a beast (or a she-camel) to keep the saddle from slipping back; it belongs both to the camel's saddle and to the horse's.

Plural أَلْبَابٌ, its only plural.

1.2figurative · مجازsuch a one is in ample circumstances, enjoying abundance and security—فُلَانٌ فِى لَبَبٍ رَخِىٍّ
1.3having a dilated bosom, or heart—رَخِىُّ اللَّبَبِ

Synonym وَاسِعُ الصَّدْرِ.

2

A thin tract, or portion, of sand that has come down from the main heap, lying between the hard and even parts of the earth and the rugged parts; or such as is near an oblong tract of sand.

Or لَبَبُ كَثِيبٍ means the fore part of a sand-hill.

El-Aḥmar says: the largest quantity of sand is called عَقَنْقَلٌ; less than this, كَثِيبٌ; still less, عَوْكَلٌ; still less, سِقْطٌ; still less, عَدَابٌ; and still less, لَبَبٌ.

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: see لَبَّةٌ . The breast-girth, or thing that is bound over the breast of a beast, (or a she-camel, S,) to prevent the saddle from slipping back: (S, K:) it is an appertenance to the camel's saddle and to the horse's: (ISd, and others:) pl. أَلْبَابٌ : (S, K:) its only pl. (Sb.) فُلَانٌ فِى لَبَبٍ رَخِىٍّ Such a one is in ample circumstances (S,) in the enjoyment of abundance and security. (TA.) رَخِىُّ اللَّبَبِ Having a dilated bosom, or heart: syn. وَاسِعُ الصَّدْرِ . (TA.) A thin tract, or portion, of sand, (S, K,) that has descended from the main heap, and is between the hard and even, and the rugged, parts of the earth: (TA:) or such as is near to an oblong tract of sand: (T:) or لَبَبُ كَثِيبٍ signifies the fore part of a sand-hill. (TA.) El-Ahmar says, The largest quantity of sand is called عَقَنْقَلٌ ; what is less than this, كَثِيبٌ ; what is still less, عَوْكَلٌ ; what is still less, سِقْطٌ ; what is still less, عَدَابٌ ; and what is still less, لَبَبٌ . (S.)
Nounلَبَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the pit above the breast, between the collar-bones, where camels are stabbedgenerated

1the stabbing-place in an animal; the middle of the breast—لَبَبٌ

The pit above the breast, between the collar-bones, where camels are stabbed.

Or the bones [probably a mistake for the part just above the bones] that are above the breast and below the throat, between the collar-bones, where camels are stabbed. Whoever says that it is the pit in the throat is wrong: [it lies just below the throat.]

Plural of the former لَبَّاتٌ and لِبَابٌ, and of the latter أَلْبَابٌ.

Both words, and also مُتَلَبَّبٌ, mean the place of the breast where the necklace or collar lies, or hangs, in anything, [that is, in a human being or a beast]; or the pit above it. Plural of لَبَبٌ: أَلْبَابٌ.

Lh mentions the phrase إِنَّهَا لَحَسَنَهُ اللَّبَّاتِ [She is beautiful in the upper part of the breast], as though the singular were applied to each portion of it and the plural formed to denote the whole.

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and لَبَبٌ The stabbing-place in an animal; (S, L, K;) the middle of the breast: (L:) the pit above the breast, between the collar-bones; the place where camels are stabbed: (see لَبَّهُ :) or the bones [probably a mistake for the part next above the bones] that are above the breast, and below the throat, between the collar-bones, where camels are stabbed: he who says that it is the pit in the throat errs: (IKt:) [for it is just beneath the throat:] pl. of the former لَبَّاتٌ (S) and لِبَابٌ ; and of the latter أَلْبَابٌ . (TA.) Also, both words, (the latter accord. to the S and K, and the former accord. to the TA,) and مُتَلَبَّبٌ , (TA,) The place of the breast where the necklace or collar lies, or hangs, (S, K,) in anything; (S;) [i. e., in a human being or a beast:] or the pit above it: (TA:) pl. of لَبَبٌ , أَلْبَابٌ . (S.) Lh mentions the phrase إِنَّهَا لَحَسَنَهُ اللَّبَّاتِ [Verily she is beautiful in the upper part of the breast]: as though the sing. were applied to each portion of it, and the pl. formed to denote the whole. (TA.)
Nounلَبَابٌ2 senses

Core sense — a little pasture, or herbage; no harm, no harmgenerated

1a little pasture, or herbage; not much of it—لَبَابَةٌ
2no harm, no harm—لَبَابِ لَبَابِ

Said by the Arabs to a man when they become favourably disposed towards him. (Yoo.) Synonym لَا بَأْسَ.

ISd thinks it comes from an earlier meaning, [that of keeping, or adhering,] noting that when one man drives evil away from another, the other likes to stick to him: [so that it seems to be an imperative verbal noun, like نَزَالِ and the like, meaning keep with me, and fear nothing].

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(as in the K) or لَبَابَةٌ (as in the L) A little of pasture, or herbage; (K;) what is not extensive thereof. (AHn.) لَبَابِ لَبَابِ , said by the Arabs to a man on the occasion of becoming favourably disposed towards him, (Yoo,) No harm, No harm. Syn. لَا بَأْسَ . (K.) ISd thinks it to be from a preceding meaning; [that of “ keeping, or adhering ”;] observing that when one dispels evil from another, he [the latter] loves to adhere to him: [so that it seems to be an imp. verbal n., like نَزَالِ &c., meaning keep with me, and fear not]. (TA.)
Nounهُوَ لُبَابُ قَوْمِهِ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the choicest, or best, of a people; the best and purest flourgenerated

1

[He is the choice one, or best, of his people]; and in the same way, هُمْ لُبَابُ قَوْمِهِمْ and هِىَ لُبَابُ قَوْمِهَا.

1.1figurative · مجازthe best of the camels—لُبَابُ الإِبِلِ
1.2the best and purest of flour, which is white flour—لُبَابُ الدَّقِيقِ

See حُوَّارَى.

1.3finely-ground flour, or meal—لُبَابٌ
1.4

See لُبٌّ.

1.5pure nobility, or the like—حَسَبٌ لُبَابٌ
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[He is the choice one, or best, of his people]: and in like manner, هُمْ لُبَابُ قَوْمِهِمْ : and هِىَ لُبَابُ قَوْمِهَا . (IJ.) لُبَابُ الإِبِلِ The best of the camels. (A.) لُبَابُ الدَّقِيقِ The best and purest of flour; which is white flour. (TA, voce حُوَّارَى .) لُبَابٌ Finely-ground flour, or meal. (TA.) See لُبٌّ . حَسَبٌ لُبَابٌ Pure nobility, or the like. (S, K.)
Nounلَبِيبٌ2 senses

Core sense — a person of understanding, or intelligencegenerated

1figurative · مجاز

A person of understanding, or intelligence. Plural أَلِبَّاءُ; no other broken plural is formed from it. Feminine with ة.

See لُبٌّ and مَلْبُوبٌ.

2

In the following verse of El-Muḍarrib Ibn-Kaʿb

shāhid
فَقُلْتُ لَهَا فِيئِى إِلَيْكِ فَإِنَّنِىحَرَامٌ وَإِنِّى بَعْدَ ذَاكِ لَبِيبُ

, by بعد ذاك is meant مع ذاك, and by لبيب is meant مُقِيم (remaining, or staying); or, according to some, مُلَبٍّ, from التَّلْبِيَة. See art. لبى.

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A person of understanding, or intelligence: pl. أَلِبَّاءُ . (S, K.) No other broken pl. is formed from it. (Sb.) Fem. with ة . (TA.) See لُبٌّ , and مَلْبُوبٌ . In the following verse of El-Mudarrib Ibn-Kaab, 1 by بعد ذاك is meant مع ذاك ; and by لبيب , مُقِيم , (remaining, or staying,) or, accord. to some, مُلَبٍّ , from التَّلْبِيَة : see art. لبى . (S.) فَقُلْتُ لَهَا فِيئِى إِلَيْكِ فَإِنَّنِى | حَرَامٌ وَإِنِّى بَعْدَ ذَاكِ لَبِيبُ
Nounلَبَابَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — understanding, or intelligencegenerated

1

See لَبَابٌ.

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: see لَبَابٌ .
Nounلِبَابَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a garment worn over others by one arming himself for fightgenerated

1

What is worn by the مُتَلَبِّب [apparently meaning one who girds himself, tucks up his clothes, and arms himself for fight].

[A garment which one who prepares himself for fight puts on over other garments. Apparently, a piece of drapery thrown over the upper part of the bosom and over the shoulders. See form 5.]

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What is worn by the مُتَلَبِّب [app. meaning him who girds himself, and raises or tucks up his clothes, and arms himself, for fight]: (TA:) [A garment which he who prepares himself for fight puts on over other garments. (Freytag.) App., A piece of drapery thrown over the upper part of the bosom, and over the shoulders. See 5.]
Nounلَبِيبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a certain garmentgenerated

1

A certain garment, like the بَقِيرَة.

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A certain garment, like the بَقِيرَة , q. v. (S, K.)
Nounلَبْلَبٌ1 sense

Core sense — kind, and beneficent, to his family and his neighboursgenerated

1kind, and beneficent, to his family and his neighbours—لُبْلُبٌ
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and لُبْلُبٌ Kind, and beneficent, to his family and his neighbours. (K.)
Nounهُوَ مُحِبٌّ لَهُ بِلَبَالِبِ قَلْبِهِ2 senses

Core sense — the tenderest affections of the heart; the confused cries of sheep or goatsgenerated

1figurative · مجاز

[He loves him with the tenderest affections of his heart.]

2figurative · مجازthe confused noise, and cries, of sheep or goats—لَبَالِبُ
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[He loves him with the tenderest affections of his heart]. (TA.) لَبَالِبُ The confused noise, and cries, of sheep or goats. (S, K.)
Nounلَبْلَبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the sound which a he-goat makes at rutting-timegenerated

1

A word imitating the sound which a he-goat makes at rutting-time.

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a word imitative of The sound which a he-goat makes at rutting-time. (K.)
Nounلَبْلَابٌ1 sense

Core sense — a certain herb; a plant that twines about trees, the dolichos lablabgenerated

1

A certain herb; synonym حَشِيشَةٌ.

A certain plant that twines about trees: [a species of dolichos, the dolichos lablab of Linnaeus. According to Golius, as from the S, convolvulus, a herb which as it rises embraces a tree; and he adds, in particular, the helxine (Dioscorides 4, 39, Beith): either as if لفلاف, from لف, or from the love with which it seems to embrace the tree; and so it is also called عشقة, and is a symbol of love that lasts after death.]

A well-known herb, or leguminous plant, used as a medicine. See عُصْرٌ.

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A certain herb: syn. حَشِيشَةٌ . (TA.) A certain plant, (K,) that twines about trees: (S:) [a species of dolichos, the dolichos lablab of Linn.: accord. to Golius, as from the S, convolvulus, a herb which as it rises embraces a tree: and he adds, pecul., the helxine: (Diosc. iv., 39, Beith:) either as if لفلاف , from لف ; or from the love with which it seems to embrace the tree; whence it is also called عشقة [q. v.], and is a symbol of love which endures after death.] A well-known herb, or leguminous plant, ( بقلة , q. v.,) used medicinally. (TA.) See عُصْرٌ .
Nounلَوْلَبٌ1 sense

Core sense — a large quantity of water whirling round at a narrow outletgenerated

1

A large quantity of water which, when the aperture (مَفْتَح, as in the T; or فَتْح, as in manuscript copies of the K; in the CK فُتُح) [meaning the aperture of the tank or the like] carries off what of it it can, and the hole by which it runs out (صُنْبُورُهُ, meaning the مَثْعَب of the water) is too narrow to let it pass freely because of its abundance, whirls round and becomes like the spout of a vessel.

AM says: I do not know whether it is an Arabic word or arabicized; but the people of El-ʿIrāq are fond of using it.

[It appears to be from the Persian لُولَهْ, as Golius thinks; and in modern Arabic it is used in several other senses: a tube through which water flows; the spout of a ewer, of an alembic, and the like; a cock, or tap; a turning pin, or peg; a screw; and the like. Its more suitable place, I think, would be in an article made up of the letters للب (according to what is said of مُلَوْلَبٌ in the S and K); or rather, given its derivation from the Persian, لولب.]

Plural لَوَالِبُ.

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A large quantity of water, which, when the aperture ( مَفْتَح , as in the T; or فَتْح , as in MS. copies of the K; in the CK فُتُح ;) [mean- ing the aperture of the tank or the like] carries off thereof what it can, and the hole by which it runs out ( صُنْبُورُهُ , meaning the مَثْعَب of the water, TA,) is too narrow to admit it freely on account of its abundance, whirls round, and becomes like the spout of a vessel. (T, K.) AM says, I know not whether it be an Arabic word or arabicized; but the people of El-'Irák are fond of using it. (TA.) [It appears to be from the Persian لُولَهْ , as Golius thinks; and is used in modern Arabic in several other senses; namely, A tube through which water flows: the spout of a ewer, of an alembic, and the like: a cock, or tap: a turning pin, or peg; a screw: and the like. Its more appropriate place, I think, would be in an art. composed of the letters للب (accord. to what is said of مُلَوْلَبٌ in the S, K); or rather, (accord. to its derivation from the Pers.,) لولب .] Pl. لَوَالِبُ . (TA.)
Nounأُلْبُوبٌ1 sense

Core sense — the kernel of the stone of the lote-tree fruitgenerated

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[Also, according to Golius, أَلْبُوبٌ.]

The kernel of the stone of the نَبِق [or fruit of the lote-tree]. It is sometimes eaten, and is also called صَلّامٌ. See art. صلم.

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[and also, accord. to Golius, أَلْبُوبٌ ,] The kernel of the stone of the نَبِق [or fruit of the lote-tree]. (K.) It is sometimes eaten: (TA:) and is also called صَلّامٌ . (TA in art. صلم .)
Nounمُلَبٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a beast of carriage furnished with a breast-leathergenerated

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See the next entry.

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: see next paragraph.
Nounمُلْبَبٌ1 sense

Core sense — a beast of carriage furnished with a breast-leathergenerated

1a beast of carriage furnished with a breast-leather—مَلْبُوبٌ

The headword is on the authority of ISk, but Ibn-Keysān says that it is wrong, and that مُلَبٌّ is the right form.

The breast-leather is the لَبَب.

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and مُلَبٌّ (K: the former on the authority of ISk; but Ibn-Keysán says that it is wrong; and that the latter is the right: S:) and مَلْبُوبٌ (IAar, K) A beast of carriage furnished with a لَبَب , or breast-leather. (S, K.)
Nounمَلْبُوبٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — characterized by understanding, or intelligencegenerated

1figurative · مجاز

Characterized by understanding, or intelligence.

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See the preceding entry.

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Characterized by understanding, or intelligence. (K.) See preceding paragraph.
Nounتَلْبِيبٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the part of the clothes at the pit above the breastgenerated

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The portion of the clothes that is at the part called the لَبَب; a substantive, like تَمْتِينٌ. Plural تَلَابِيبُ.

1.1he drew his clothes together at the bosom and seized him, dragging him along—أَخَذَ بِتَلْبِيبِهِ

He took him by the لَبَّة.

One also says اخذ بِتَلَابِيبِهِ. See also forms 2 and 5.

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The portion of the clothes that is at the part called لَبَب : a subst., like تَمْتِينٌ : (K:) pl. تَلَابِيبُ . (TA.) أَخَذَ بِتَلْبِيبِهِ He drew together his clothes at the bosom, and seized him, dragging him along: (T:) he took him by the لَبَّة : you also say اخذ بِتَلَابِيبِهِ . (TA.) See also 2 and 5.