نبت

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Form 1نَبَتَ4 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarنَبْتٌ نُبُوتٌ

Core sense — it grew, sprouted, or germinated; the land produced herbagegenerated

1.1it grew, sprouted, or germinated—نَبُتَ

Maṣdar نَبْتٌ and نَبَاتٌ [which two nouns are also mentioned as nouns proper], and تنبّت and انبت [on which last see below].

Said of a thing, or of a leguminous or other plant.

As disallows انبت in this sense, but AO allows it, citing the words of Zuheyr: حَتَّى إِذَا أَنْبَتَ البَقْلُ [Until, when the leguminous plants grew].

نَبَتَ and أَنْبَتَ are said to be like مَطَرَتِ السَّمآءُ and أَمْطَرَت.

In the Qur'ān 23:20, Ibn-Ketheer, Aboo-'Amr and El-Ḥaḍramee read تُنْبِتُ; others read تَنْبُتُ. ISd says that, according to the first reading, some hold ب, which follows تُنْبِتُ, to be redundant, while others hold that مَا تُنْبُتُ is understood after تُنْبِتُ. Fr holds them to be synonymous.

1.1.1he, or it, grew in a good manner or state—نَبَتَ عَلَىَ حَالَةٍ حَسَنَةٍ

1.1.2figurative · مجازit swelled and became prominent—نَبَتَ

Said of a girl's breast.

1.1.3the land produced plants, or herbage—نَبَتَتِ الأَرْضُ

the land produced plants, or herbage—أَنْبَتَت

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

23:20

وَشَجَرَةً تَخْرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَيْنَآءَ تَنۢبُتُ بِٱلدُّهْنِ وَصِبْغٍ لِّلْـَٔاكِلِينَ

Also a tree springing out of Mount Sinai, which produces oil, and relish for those who use it for food.

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, M, K,) aor. نَبُتَ , inf. n. نَبْتٌ and نَبَاتٌ ; [which two ns. see mentioned as substs.;] and تنبّت ; (M;) and انبت ; (Fr, S, K;) [respecting which last see below;] It (a thing, M, or a leguminous [or other] plant, S, K,) grew; grew forth; sprouted; vegetated; or germinated. (S, M, K.) As disallows انبت in this sense; but AO allows it, alleging the words of Zuheyr, حَتَّى إِذَا أَنْبَتَ البَقْلُ [Until, when the leguminous plants grew]. نَبَتَ and أَنْبَتَ are said to be like مَطَرَتِ السَّمآءُ and أَمْطَرَت . In the Kur, xxiii. 20, Ibn-Ketheer, Aboo-'Amr and El-Hadremee read تُنْبِتُ : others, تَنْبُتُ : but ISd says, that, accord. to the former reading, some hold ب , which follows تُنْبِتُ , to be redundant; and others hold that مَا تُنْبُتُ is understood after تُنْبِتُ . Fr holds them to be syn. (TA.) نَبَتَ عَلَىَ حَالَةٍ حَسَنَةٍ He, or it, grew in a good manner, condition, or state. (L.) نَبَتَ , inf. n. نُبُوتٌ , It (a girl's breast) became swelling, prominent, or protuberant. (K.) نَبَتَتِ الأَرْضُ , and أَنْبَتَت , The land produced, or gave growth to, plants, or herbage. (S, K.)

Form 2نبّت4 senses · 1 main

maṣdarتَنْبِيتٌ

Core sense — he reared a child; he planted a tree; he sowed seedgenerated

2.1figurative · مجاز

He fed, or nourished, or reared, a child.

He nourished a girl and nursed her up well, hoping that she might turn out excellently.

2.1.1figurative · مجاز[Plant the term of your life before your eyes]—نَبِّتْ أَجَلَكَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْكَ

Literally, between your eyes; that is, keep it always before you.

2.1.2he planted a tree—نبّت

2.1.3

He sowed seed, or grain.

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, inf. n. تَنْبِيتٌ , He fed or nourished, or reared or brought up, a child: (S, K:) he nourished a girl, and nursed her up well, hoping that she might profit excellently. (TA.) نَبِّتْ أَجَلَكَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْكَ [ Plant the term of thy life before (lit. between) thine eyes; i. e., keep it ever before thee]. (S.) نبّت , inf. n. تَنْبِيتٌ , He planted a tree. (M, S, K.) He sowed seed, (M,) or grain. (A.)

Form 4انبتهُ4 senses · 1 main

maṣdarإِنْبَاتٌ إِنْبَاْتٌ نَبَاتٌ

Core sense — he (God) made it grow; his pubic hair grew forthgenerated

4.1

[for which نَبَاتٌ occurs, as shown below].

He (God) made it, a plant, grow or germinate.

4.1.1figurative · مجازhe (God) made a child grow—انبت

for which the occurs in the Qur'ān 3:32 and 71:16.

4.1.2

See Form 1.

4.1.3his pubic hair grew forth, said of a boy—انبت

He had nearly reached the age of puberty.

Also: he, a boy, became hairy; and likewise a girl.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4 4 shown of 15

26:7

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ

Do they not look at the earth,- how many noble things of all kinds We have produced therein?

37:146

وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ

And We caused to grow, over him, a spreading plant of the gourd kind.

71:17

وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا

"'And Allah has produced you from the earth growing (gradually),

80:27

فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا

And produce therein corn,

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, (S, K,) inf. n. إِنْبَاتٌ [for which نَبَاتٌ occurs, as shown below], (TA,) He (God) caused it, or made it, (a plant) to grow, vegetate, or germinate. (S, K.) انبت , inf. n. إِنْبَاْتٌ ; for which inf. n. نَبَاتٌ occurs in the Kur, iii. 32; and lxxi. 16; He (God) caused a child to grow. (TA.) See 1. انبت His (a boy's) hair of the pubes grew forth; (S, K;) he having nearly attained the age of puberty. (TA.) He (a boy) became hairy: and in like manner a girl. (Msb.)

Form 5تَنَبَّتَ1 sense

Core sense — it grew, sprouted, or germinatedgenerated

5.1

See Form 1.

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see 1.

Form 10استنبتهُ1 sense

Core sense — he tried to make it grow; he raised it from seedgenerated

10.1[he grew it, or raised it, from seed]—استنبتهُ بالبَذْرِ

[He tried to make it grow, or germinate.] See art. بلس.

[from date-stones]—بِالنَّوَى

[by planting]—بالغَرْسِ

See art. حرث.

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[He endeavoured to make it grow, or vegetate, or germinate]. (TA, art. بلس .) استنبتهُ بالبَذْرِ [He grew it, or raised it, by means of seed], and بِالنَّوَى [by means of date-stones], and بالغَرْسِ [by means of planting]. (Mgh, art. حرث .)

Derived nouns 15

Nounنَبْتٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a plant, a herb; plants, or herbagegenerated

1a plant, a herb; plants, herbs, or herbage—نَبَاتٌ

This word and the headword are properly collective generic nouns, and synonymous: whatever God makes grow in the earth.

It is a maṣdar used as a noun; or it is a noun used in place of a maṣdar of أَنْبَتَ.

The ism waḥda of the first is نَبْتَةٌ [and of the second نَبَاتَةٌ, whose plural نَبَاتَاتٌ is mentioned in the K in this article and often occurs in other works].

1.1a people of the highest rank, or nobility—أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ وَأَهْلُ نَبْتٍ

Also a people whose property has grown to the most flourishing state by their own efforts.

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and نَبَاتٌ [properly coll. gen. ns.] are syn., (S, K,) [signifying A plant, a herb: and plants, herbs, or herbage:] whatever God causes to grow, vegetate, or germinate, in the earth: (Lth:) the latter is an inf. n. used as a subst.: (Lth:) or it is a subst. which is used in the place of an inf. n. of أَنْبَتَ : (Fr:) n. un. of the former نَبْتَةٌ ; (AHn;) [and of the latter نَبَاتَةٌ of which the pl. نَبَاتَاتٌ is mentioned in the K in this art., and frequently occurs in other works]. أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ وَأَهْلُ نَبْتٍ A people of the highest rank, or nobility, and a people whose property has grown to the most flourishing state by means of their own exertions. (L, from a trad.)

Nounنِبْتَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the manner, or state, in which a thing growsgenerated

The manner, form, or state in which a thing grows or germinates.

1.1he, or it, is of a goodly manner of growth—إِنَّهُ لَحَسَنُ النِّبْتَةِ

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The manner, form, state, or condition, in which a thing grows, or germinates. (L.) إِنَّهُ لَحَسَنُ النِّبْتَةِ Verily he, or it, is of a goodly manner, &c., of growth. (L.)

Nounنَبَاتٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a plant, herbage; also sugar-candygenerated

See نَبْتٌ.

1.1[sugar-candy, as it is called at the present day]—سُكَّر نَبَات

An excellent kind of sugar, of which are made pieces resembling crystal, intensely white and lustrous.

Apparently Persian, and post-classical.

Qur’ānic occurrences نَبَات 2 shown of 9

71:17

وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا

"'And Allah has produced you from the earth growing (gradually),

78:15

لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا

That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,

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: see نَبْتٌ . سُكَّر نَبَات [Sugar-candy; so called in the present day;] an admirable kind of sugar, of which are made pieces resembling crystal, intensely white and lustrous: app. Persian, and post-classical. (MF.)

Nounخَبِيتٌ نَبِيتٌ1 sense

Core sense — vile, and contemptiblegenerated

Vile, and contemptible: said of a man, and of a thing.

In some copies of the K, and in the L, in place of حَقِيرٌ we read فَقِيرٌ [by which the meaning is vile, and poor].

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Vile, and contemptible, or despicable: (Lh, K:) said of a man, and of a thing. (TA.) In some copies of the K, and in the L, instead of حَقِيرٌ , we read فَقِيرٌ , [accord. to which, the meaning is vile, and poor]. (TA.)

Nounنَبِيتَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — one of the ridges raised along a rivulet's edge to hold in the watergenerated

Singular of نَبَائِتُ, which signifies the ridges raised along the edges of rivulets, such as are called فُلْجَان, to hold in the water.

النبائت is explained by أَعْضَادُ الفُلْجَانِ, so in the L and elsewhere.

In several copies of the K we read اغصان in place of اعضاد, but this is a mistake.

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sing. of نَبَائِتُ , which latter signifies the ridges that are raised along the edges of rivulets such as are called فُلْجَان (in the CK, فَلْجَان ) to retain the water: النبائت being expl. by أَعْضَادُ الفُلْجَانِ : so in the L, &c.: in several copies of the K we read, in the place of اعضاد , اغصان : but this is a mistake. (TA.)

Nounنَابِتٌ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ1 sense

Core sense — what is fresh, or new, of anything, as it comes up smallgenerated

What is fresh, or new, of anything, when it is coming up small.

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What is fresh, or new, of anything, when it is growing forth small. (TA.)

Nounنَبَتَتْ لَهُمْ نَابِتَةٌ5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — young offspring that grow up and increase a people's number; inexperienced young mengenerated

Young offspring grew up for them, who joined the older ones and increased their number.

Diminutive نُوَيْبِتَةٌ.

1.1The sons of such a one are an evil offspring—إِنَّ بَنِى فُلَانٍ لَنَابِتَةُ شَرٍّ

1.2how good is the state in which the cattle and children of the sons of such a one grow!—مَا أَحْسَنَ نَابِتَةَ بَنِى فُلَانٍ

مَا تَنْبُتُ عَلَيْهِ: see Form 1.

أَمْوَال here means the camels and the like.

1.3inexperienced young men—نَابِتَةٌ

Plural نَوَابِتُ.

this is the saying of inexperienced young men—هٰذَا قَوْلُ النَّابِتَةِ

this is the saying of inexperienced young men—النَّوَابِتِ

1.4the name of a certain sect who brought strange innovations into El-Islám—النَّوَابِتُ

El-Jáhidh couples them with the رَافِضَة.

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There grew up unto them young offspring, (S, K,) that became conjoined to the old, and increased their number. (TA.) Dim. نُوَيْبِتَةٌ . (L.) إِنَّ بَنِى فُلَانٍ لَنَابِتَةُ شَرٍّ [Verily the sons of such a one are an evil offspring]. (S.) مَا أَحْسَنَ نَابِتَةَ بَنِى فُلَانٍ How good is the manner, condition, or state, in which grow ( مَا تَنْبُتُ عَلَيْهِ , see 1,) the camels &c., ( أَمْوَال ) and children of the sons of such a one! نَابِتَةٌ (TA) and نَوَابِتُ [pl. of the former] (S, K) Inexperienced young men. (S, K.) You say, هٰذَا قَوْلُ النَّابِتَةِ , and النَّوَابِتِ , This is the saying of inexperienced young men. (TA.) النَّوَابِتُ The name of a certain sect who introduced strange innovations in El-Islám. (A, TA.) El-Jáhidh couples them with the رَافِضَة . (MF.)

Nounمَنْبَتٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place in which plants growgenerated

See مَنْبِتٌ.

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: see مَنْبِتٌ .

Nounمَنْبِتٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — origin, or race; a place in which plants growgenerated

1figurative · مجازhe belongs to an excellent race, or is of an excellent origin—إِنَّهُ لَفِى مَنْبِتِ صِدْقٍ

Origin, or race, [from which a man springs]; synonymous with أَصْلٌ.

[of the most generous of origins, or races]—فِى أَكْرَمِ المَنَابِتِ

1.1a place in which plants, or herbs, grow—مَنْبِتٌ

Irregular: by analogy it should be مَنْبَتٌ, since the muḍāriʿ of the verb it comes from is not يَنْبِتُ with kesreh; but there are other examples like it, such as مَسجِدٌ and مَطْلِعٌ.

مَنْبَتٌ, however, also occurs sometimes.

Plural مَنَابِتُ.

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Origin, or race, [from which a man springs;] syn. أَصْلٌ . (L.) So in the phrase إِنَّهُ لَفِى مَنْبِتِ صِدْقٍ Verily he belongs to an excellent race; is of an excellent origin]: and so in the phrase فِى أَكْرَمِ المَنَابِتِ [of the most generous of origins, or races.] (TA.) مَنْبِتٌ A place in which plants, or herbs, grow: (S, K:) dev. from the constant course of speech: analogically it should be مَنْبَتٌ : (K:) as the aor. of the verb from which it is derived is not يَنْبِتُ , with kesreh: but there are other examples like it; as مَسجِدٌ and مَطْلِعٌ &c.: مَنْبَتٌ , however, also sometimes occurs. (TA.) [Pl. مَنَابِتُ .]

Nounأَرْضٌ مِنْبَاتٌ1 sense

Core sense — land abounding with plants, or herbagegenerated

[Land abounding with plants, or herbage.] See رَحَبَةٌ and elsewhere.

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[Land abounding with plants, or herbage]. (K, voce رَحَبَةٌ , &c.)

Nounمَنْبُوتٌ1 sense

Core sense — a plant made to grow, or germinategenerated

Contrary to analogy, for مُنْبَتٌ.

A plant made to grow, or germinate.

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(contr. to analogy, S, [for مُنْبَتٌ ,]) A plant caused to grow, or germinate. (S, K.)

Nounمُتَنَبِّتٌ1 sense

Core sense — firmly rootedgenerated

Firmly rooted; synonymous with مُتَأَصِّلٌ.

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Firmly rooted; syn. مُتَأَصِّلٌ . (TA.)

Nounتَنْبِيتٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — what grows of small and large trees; young shoots of palm-treesgenerated

1what grows, of slender (that is, small) trees [or shrubs] and large—تِنْبِيتٌ

This second form is written so not because it is originally so, but for agreement in sound [in the first and second vowels]; it is a noun.

For example:

shāhid

بَيْدَآءُ لَمْ يَنْبُتْ بِهَا تَنْبِيتُ

[A desert in which there grew nothing of shrubs or of large trees].

Also young shoots of palm-trees.

Also the prickles and branches cut off from a palm-tree to lighten it. So AHn, as from 'Eesa Ibn-'Omar.

1.1

Pieces of the hump of a camel.

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and تِنْبِيتٌ , (K,) the latter so written, not as being so originally, but for the sake of agreement in sound [with respect to the first and second vowels], (AHei,) a subst., signifying What grows or germinates, of slender (i. e. small, TA,) trees, [or shrubs,] and large: (K:) ex., 1 [A desert in which there grew not aught of shrubs or of large trees]: (TA:) young shoots of palmtrees: (IKtt:) the prickles and branches that are cut off from a palm-tree, to lighten it. (AHn, as from 'Eesa Ibn-'Omar.) بَيْدَآءُ لَمْ يَنْبُتْ بِهَا تَنْبِيتُ Pieces of the hump of a camel. (L.)

Nounتِنْبِيثٌ1 sense

Core sense — what grows of small and large treesgenerated

See تَنْبِيثٌ.

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: see تَنْبِيثٌ .

Nounيَنْبُوتٌ1 sense

Core sense — a certain species of thorny trees with round fruit; the carob-treegenerated

[A collective generic noun.] A certain species of trees: poppy-plants, synonymous with شَجَرُ الخَشْخَاش, and other trees of a large kind; or the trees called خرّوب [see below]; or a kind of thorny trees, having branches and leaves, with a fruit of the kind called جِرْو, that is, round.

Called in 'Omán غاف; ism waḥda with ة.

AHn says that there are two species of ينبوت: one is a kind of thorny, short trees, also called خَرُّوب [q. v.], having a fruit resembling a bubble, in which are red grains that have an astringent effect on the bowels and are used as a medicine; the other is a large species of trees.

ISd says: an Arab of the desert, of the tribe of Rabeea, described the ينبوتة to me as a tree resembling a large apple-tree, with leaves smaller than those of the apple, and a fruit smaller than the زُعْرُور, intensely black and intensely sweet, with grains, or stones, which are put into scales, or balances. [This evidently means the carob, or locust-tree, from which comes our term “carob,” applied to a small weight, the twenty-fourth part of a grain.]

[See also غَافٌ and فُرْفُورٌ.]

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[coll. gen. n.] A certain species of trees: (S:) poppy-plants; syn. شَجَرُ الخَشْخَاش : and other trees of a large kind: or the trees called خرّوب [see below]: (K:) or a kind of thorny trees, having branches and leaves, with a fruit of the kind called جِرْو , i. e., round; called in 'Omán غاف : n. un. with ة : AHn says that there are two species of ينبوت ; one of these is a kind of thorny and short trees, also called خَرُّوب [q. v.] having a fruit resembling a bubble, in which are red grains, having an astringent effect upon the bowels, used as a medicine; the other species is a large species of trees: ISd says, An Arab of the desert, of the tribe of Rabeea, described to me the ينبوتة as [a tree] resembling a large apple-tree, the leaves of which are smaller than those of the apple, having a fruit smaller than the زُعْرُور , intensely black and intensely sweet, with grains, or stones, which are put into scales, or balances: [evidently meaning the carob, or locust-tree, (see خَرُّوب ,) whence our term “ carob, ” applied to a small weight, the twenty-fourth part of a grain]. (L [See غَافٌ and فُرْفُورٌ ].)