لبث

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Form 1لَبِثَ3 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarلَبْثٌ

Core sense — he tarried, he stayed, he waitedgenerated

1.1he tarried, remained, stayed, or paused, in a place—تلبّث بِمَكَانٍ

which is contrary to analogy, since by rule the maṣdar of an intransitive verb of the measure فَعِلَ is of the measure فَعَلٌ. Other maṣdars are لَبَيثٌ (which agrees with analogy, and occurs in a verse of Jereer), لَبَاثٌ, and لُبْثٌ (the first form given by ISd, and the most common), and لُبَاثٌ, لَبَاثَةٌ, and لَبِيثَةٌ, which are all contrary to analogy, and لُبْثَانٌ [this last, also contrary to analogy, is said to be like سحبان, but I suppose that to be a mistake for سُبْحَان]; or لُبْثٌ and لَبَاثٌ are nouns. The verb means: he tarried; he paused; he tarried and waited, or expected; he was patient, and tarried and waited.

he waited, or paused—تلبّث

تَوَقَّفَ is given as the synonym.

1.1.1he did not delay, or was not slow, to do such and such things—مالَبِثَ أَنْ فَعَلَ كَذَا وَكَذَا

1.1.2wait for such a one, and leave him—اِلْبَثْ عَنْ فُلَانٍ

That is, until your doing so shows up the error of his judgement or opinion.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 3 shown of 26

20:103

يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا عَشْرًا

In whispers will they consult each other: "Yet tarried not longer than ten (Days);

23:112

قَـٰلَ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ

He will say: "What number of years did ye stay on earth?"

37:144

لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

He would certainly have remained inside the Fish till the Day of Resurrection.

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. لَبَثَ , inf. n. لَبْثٌ (which is contr. to analogy, because the inf. n. of an intrans. v. of the measure فَعِلَ is, accord. to rule, of the measure فَعَلٌ , S,) and لَبَيثٌ (agreeably with analogy, occurring in a verse of Jereer, S,) and لَبَاثٌ (S, K) and لُبْثٌ (which is the first form given by ISd) TA, [and the most common,]) and لُبَاثٌ and لَبَاثَةٌ and لَبِيثَةٌ , (K,) which are all contr. to analogy, (TA,) and لُبْثَانٌ , (ISd,) [this last, which is also contr. to analogy, is said in the TA, to be like سحبان , but this I suppose to be a mistake for سُبْحَان ,] or لُبْثٌ and لَبَاثٌ are substs., (Msb,) He tarried; paused; tarried and waited or expected; was patient, and tarried and waited or expected: (S, K:) he tarried; remained; stayed; stopped; paused; (ISd, Msb;) as also تلبّث ; (Msb;) بِمَكَانٍ in a place: (ISd, Msb:) or تلبّث signifies he waited; or paused; syn. تَوَقَّفَ (K) مالَبِثَ أَنْ فَعَلَ كَذَا وَكَذَا He delayed not, or was not slow, to do, or in doing, such and such things. (TA, and the other lexicons passim. اِلْبَثْ عَنْ فُلَانٍ Wait for such a one, and leave him, until thy doing so shall manifest the error of his judgement, or opinion. (A.)

Form 2لَبَّثَ1 sense

Core sense — he made him tarry, or waitgenerated

2.1

See form 4.

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see 4.

Form 4البثهُ1 sense

Core sense — he made him tarry, or waitgenerated

4.1he made him tarry; he made him wait, or be patient and wait—لبّثهُ

Maṣdar تَلْبِيثٌ.

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; and لبّثهُ , inf. n. تَلْبِيثٌ ; He made him to tarry; to tarry and wait, or expect; to be patient, and tarry, and wait, or expect. (S, K.)

Form 5تَلَبَّثَ1 sense

Core sense — he tarried, stayed, or waitedgenerated

5.1

See form 1.

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see 1.

Form 10استلبثهُ1 sense

Core sense — he deemed him slow, or tardygenerated

10.1

He deemed him, or it, slow, or tardy.

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He deemed him, or it, slow, or tardy. (K, TA.)

Derived nouns 9

Nounلُبْثٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a tarrying, a staying, a stoppinggenerated

1a tarrying; a staying; a stopping—لَبَاثٌ

a loitering; a tarrying; a waiting, or pausing in expectation—لُبْثَةٌ

1.1[he tarries, or stays, little]—هُوَ قَلِيلُ اللَّبَاثِ

[he tarries, or stays, little]—اللُّبْثَةِ

1.2[when water remains long stagnant, its foulness becomes apparent]—اَلماءُ إِذَا طَالَ لُبْثُهُ ظَهَرَ خُبْثُهُ

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and لَبَاثٌ (Msb) A tarrying; a staying; a stopping: (Msb:) and لُبْثَةٌ a loitering; tarrying; staying; waiting; pausing in expectation. (K.) هُوَ قَلِيلُ اللَّبَاثِ , and اللُّبْثَةِ , [He tarries, or stays, little]. (A.) اَلماءُ إِذَا طَالَ لُبْثُهُ ظَهَرَ خُبْثُهُ [When water remains long stagnant, its corruptness, or impurity, or foulness, becomes apparent]. (A.)

Nounلَبِثٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — slow, tardy, lategenerated

See لَابِثٌ.

1.1

Slow; tardy; late.

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: see لَابِثٌ . Slow; tardy; late. (Fr.)

Nounلَبْثَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a single act of tarrying, staying, or stoppinggenerated

A single act of tarrying, staying, or stopping.

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A single act of tarrying, staying, or stopping. (Msb.)

Nounلُبْثَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a loitering, a tarrying, a waiting in expectationgenerated

See لُبْثٌ.

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: see لُبْثٌ .

Nounلِبْثَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a mode, or manner, of tarrying or stayinggenerated

A mode, or manner, of tarrying, staying, or stopping.

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A mode, or manner, of tarrying, staying, or stopping. (Msb.)

Nounلَبَاثٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a tarrying, a staying; slowgenerated

See لُبْثٌ.

1.1a slow horse—فَرَسٌ لَبَاثٌ

So in some copies of the K; but the correct reading is قَوْسٌ لَبَاثٌ, as in the L: a slow bow, according to AHn.

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: see لُبْثٌ فَرَسٌ لَبَاثٌ A slow horse: so in some copies of the K: but correctly, قَوْسٌ لَبَاثٌ , as in the L, a slow bow, accord. to AHn. (TA.)

Nounخَبِيثٌ لَبِيثٌ نَبِيثٌ1 sense

Core sense — bad, wickedgenerated

These three words are said together, one after another; or, as in the L, نَجِيثٌ لَبِيثٌ.

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are said conjointly: so in the K: or نَجِيثٌ لَبِيثٌ : so in the L. (TA.)

Nounلَبِيثَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ1 sense

Core sense — a company of people of different tribesgenerated

A company, or an assembly, of people of different tribes; [as also لَوِيثَةٌ].

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A company, or an assembly, of people of different tribes; (K;) [as also لَوِيثَةٌ ].

Nounلَابِثٌ1 sense

Core sense — tarrying, waiting, being patient and waitinggenerated

1tarrying; waiting, or expecting; being patient and waiting—لَبِثٌ

The headword form has the same meaning and is the more approved of the two.

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and لَبِثٌ Tarrying; tarrying and waiting, or expecting; being patient, and tarrying, and waiting, or expecting: (S, K:) the former word is the more approved. (Fr.)