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Form 1نَبَطَ2 senses
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarنُبُوطٌ

Core sense — it (water) welled, or issued forthgenerated

1.1it (water) welled, or issued forthنَبُطَ

Muḍāriʿ also نَبِطَ; maṣdar نُبُوطٌ and نَبْطٌ.

1.2

See also form 4.

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, aor. نَبُطَ and نَبِطَ , inf. n. نُبُوطٌ (S, K) and نَبْطٌ , (K,) It (water) welled, or issued forth. (S, K.) See also 4.
Form 2نَبَّطَ1 sense

Core sense — he fetched out the water of a well by his labourgenerated

2.1

See form 4.

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see 4.
Form 3نَاْبَطَ1 sense

Core sense — he drew forth, or elicited, somethinggenerated

3.1

See form 10.

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see 10.
Form 4انبط4 senses · 3 main
maṣdarنَبْطٌ إِنْبَاطٌ

Core sense — he fetched out the water of a well by his labourgenerated

4.1he fetched out water by labour from good clay, or from clay containing no sandانبط فِى عَضْرَآءَ

He (a digger) reached the water; or he reached the first water that appeared in a well and fetched it out by his labour.

4.2he fetched out the water of the well by his labour in diggingانبط الرَّكِيَّةَ

[It is also transitive.]

One says also استنبطها and نبّطها; in the K تنبّطها and نَبَطَهَا (in the CK with teshdeed on the ب).

Synonym أَمَاهَهَا; and of the first and the last — or rather of all of them — استخرج مَآءَهَا.

he (a digger of a well) fetched out the water by his workانبط المَآءَ

Maṣdar إِنْبَاطٌ and استنبطهُ.

4.2.1

See also form 10, in five places.

4.3producing an effect, or making an impressionإِنْبَاطٌ

Synonym تَأثيرٌ. Ibn-ʿAbbād.

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He (a digger) reached the water: (AA, S:) or reached the first that appeared of the water of a well, (K, TA,) and produced it, or fetched it out, by his labour. (TA.) And انبط فِى عَضْرَآءَ He produced, or fetched out, by labour, water from good clay, or from clay containing no sand. (TA.) [It is also trans.: you say,] انبط الرَّكِيَّةَ ; and استنبطها ; (M, K;) and نبّطها ; (IAar, M, TA;) in the K تنبّطها ; (TA;) and نَبَطَهَا , (M, K [in the CK with teshdeed to the ب ]) aor. نَبِطَ , (TA,) inf. n. نَبْطٌ ; (M;) He produced, or fetched out, by his labour [in digging], the water of the well; syn. أَمَاهَهَا ; (M, K;) and of the first, (TA,) and last, (TA,) [or rather of all,] استخرج مَآءَهَا . (K, TA.) And انبط المَآءَ , inf. n. إِنْبَاطٌ ; and استنبطهُ ; He (a digger [of a well]) produced, or fetched out, by his labour, or work, the water. (Msb.) See also 10, in five places. إِنْبَاطٌ also signifies The producing an effect, or making an impression; syn. تَأثيرٌ . (Ibn-'Abbád, Sgh, K.)
Form 5تَنَبَّطَ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he fetched out water by labour; he imitated the Nabathæansgenerated

5.1

See form 4.

5.1.1

And see form 10.

5.2he affected to be like, or imitated, the نَبَط [or Nabathæans]تنبّط

Or he asserted himself to be related to them. [Compare form 10, in the last of the senses given to it below.]

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see 4: and 10. تنبّط also signifies He affected to be like, or imitated, the نَبَط [or Nabathæans]: or he asserted himself to be related to them. (K, TA.) [Compare 10, in the last of the senses assigned to it below.]
Form 8إِنْتَبَطَ1 sense

Core sense — he drew forth, or elicited, somethinggenerated

8.1

See form 10.

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see 10.
Form 10استنبط4 senses · 2 main
maṣdarإِنْبَاطٌ

Core sense — he drew forth, or elicited, something; he fetched out water; he became a Nabathæangenerated

10.1

See form 4, in two places. Its primary meaning is the one given above, from نَبَطٌ, which means the water that comes forth from a well when it is first dug.

10.1.1figurative · مجازhe made a thing appear after it had been hiddenانبط

And from this: he drew out, extracted, produced, elicited, fetched out by labour or art, or extorted a thing; synonym اسْتَخْرَجَ.

it (anything) was made apparent, after having been hiddenاُسْتُنْبِطَ

Also أُنْبِطَ; or that last one simply means it was made apparent.

He (a lawyer) elicited a hidden doctrine of law by his intelligence and his study.

he elicited a judicial sentence by labour, or studyاستنبطهُ

That is, he elicited it; also انبطهُ; or he searched out the knowledge of it.

he drew forth from him knowledge, and good, or wealth, and propertyاستنبط مِنْهُ عِلْمًا

Also خَيْرًا and مَالًا; synonym استخرج.

the drawing forth, or eliciting, of discourseنِبَاطٌ

[Apparently a maṣdar of نَابَطَ.] It means the same as إِسْتِنْبَاط حَدِيتٍ; synonym إِسْتَخْرَاج.

he drew forth, or elicited, speechتنبّط الكَلَامَ

So according to the K; but according to Sgh, on the authority of Ibn-ʿAbbād, انتبطهُ; synonym استخرج. Ibn-ʿAbbād.

he revealed knowledge, and spread it among menانبط العِلْمَ
10.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe sought to obtain offspring from the mareاستنبط الفَرَسَ

This occurs in a tradition; but according to one relation it is إِسْتَبْطَنَهَا, meaning “he sought what was in her belly.”

10.2he (a man) became a naturalized Nabathæanنَبَطِىّ

Eiyoob Ibn-El-Kirreeyeh says: أَهْلُ عُمَانَ عَرَبٌ ٱسْتَنْبَطُوا وَأَهْلُ البَحْرَيْنِ نَبِيطٌ ٱسْتَعْرَبُوا [The people of ʿOmán are Arabs who became naturalized Nabathæans, and the people of El-Baḥreyn are Nabathæans who became naturalized Arabs]. [See also form 5.]

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 10
4:83
وَإِذَا جَآءَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْنِ أَوِ ٱلْخَوْفِ أَذَاعُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰٓ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ لَٱتَّبَعْتُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

When there comes to them some matter touching (Public) safety or fear, they divulge it. If they had only referred it to the Messenger, or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have Tested it from them (direct). Were it not for the Grace and Mercy of Allah unto you, all but a few of you would have fallen into the clutches of Satan.

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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: see 4, in two places: its primary signification is [that mentioned above,] from نَبَطٌ signifying the “ water that comes forth from a well when it is first dug. ” (Zj.) And hence, (Zj,) He drew out, or forth; extracted; educed; produced; elicited; fetched out by labour or art; got out; or extorted; syn. اسْتَخْرَجَ ; (Zj, S;) a thing: (Zj:) and He made anything to appear after occultation; as also انبط ; (B;) [i. e. he brought it to light:] and اُسْتُنْبِطَ it (anything) was made apparent, after occultation; as also أُنْبِطَ : (K:) or the latter, [simply,] it was made apparent. (L.) And [hence] He (a lawyer) elicited ( استخرج ) an occult, or esoteric, doctrine of law, by his intelligence, and his labour, or study: (K, TA:) or you say استنبطهُ , meaning he elicited it ( استخرجهُ ), namely a judicial sentence, by labour, or study; as also انبطهُ , inf. n. إِنْبَاطٌ : (Msb:) or he searched out the knowledge of it. (Jel. iv. 85.) And استنبط مِنْهُ عِلْمًا , and خَيْرًا , and مَالًا , He drew forth, elicited, or extorted, ( استخرج ,) from him knowledge, and good, or wealth, and property. (TA.) And نِبَاطٌ [app. an inf. n. of نَابَطَ ] signifies the same as إِسْتِنْبَاط حَدِيتٍ The drawing forth, or eliciting, ( إِسْتَخْرَاج ) of discourse. (TA.) And تنبّط الكَلَامَ , accord. to the K, or, accord. to Sgh, on the authority of Ibn-'Abbád, انتبطهُ , (TA,) He drew forth, or elicited, ( استخرج ,) speech. (Ibn- 'Abbád, Sgh, K.) And انبط العِلْمَ He revealed knowledge, and spread it among men. (TA.) استنبط الفَرَسَ He sought to obtain offspring from the mare: occurring in a trad.: but accord. to one relation, it is إِسْتَبْطَنَهَا , meaning, “ he sought what was in her belly. ” (TA.) He (a man) became a [naturalized] نَبَطِىّ [or Nabathæan]. (S, * TA.) It is said by Eiyoob Ibn-El-Kirreeyeh, أَهْلُ عُمَانَ عَرَبٌ ٱسْتَنْبَطُوا وَأَهْلُ البَحْرَيْنِ نَبِيطٌ ٱسْتَعْرَبُوا [The people of 'Omán are Arabs who became naturalized Nabathæans, and the people of ElBahreyn are Nabathæans who became naturalized Arabs]. (S, TA.) [See also 5.]
Form 10اِسْتَنْبَطَ1 sense

Core sense — he drew forth, elicited, or extracted somethinggenerated

10.1

He drew forth, elicited, extracted, or extorted. See form 4 in the article خرج.

See also Bd and Jel, 4:85. It may sometimes be rendered: he thought it out.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 10
4:83
وَإِذَا جَآءَهُمْ أَمْرٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْنِ أَوِ ٱلْخَوْفِ أَذَاعُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰٓ أُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ لَٱتَّبَعْتُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

When there comes to them some matter touching (Public) safety or fear, they divulge it. If they had only referred it to the Messenger, or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have Tested it from them (direct). Were it not for the Grace and Mercy of Allah unto you, all but a few of you would have fallen into the clutches of Satan.

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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He drew forth, elicited, extracted, extorted: see 4 in art. خرج . See also Bd, and Jel, iv. 85. It may sometimes be rendered He excogitated.

Derived nouns 7

Nounنَبَطٌ5 senses · 2 main

Core sense — what first appears of the water of a well when dug; the Nabathæansgenerated

1what first appears of the water of a well when it is dugنُبْطَةٌ

The headword has this same meaning; or it is the water that comes forth from a well when it is first dug; or the water that issues from the bottom of a well when it is dug — or that is termed نَبِيطٌ.

Plural أَنْبَاطٌ (of paucity) and نُبُوطٌ (of multitude).

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredsuch a one's promising is near, but his fulfilling is remoteفُلَانٌ قَرِيبُ الثَّرَى بَعِيدُ النَّبَطِ
such a one's depth is not known, nor the extent of his knowledgeفلان لَا يُدْرَكُ نَبَطُهُ

Hence the following sayings.

That is, he promises, but does not fulfil.

Also لَا يُدْرَكُ لَهُ نَبَطٌ. Or simply: such a one's depth is not known — meaning that he is cunning, or has intelligence mixed with craft and foresight.

such a one is invincible, and inaccessible to his enemyفُلَانٌ لَا يُنَالُ نَبَطُهُ
1.2a well whose water has been fetched out by the labour of the diggerنَبَطٌ
1.3

Also what oozes, or exudes, from a mountain, as though it were sweat, coming out from the sides of the rock.

2the Nabathæans; a people who settle in the بَطَائِح between the two ʿIráksالنَّبَطُ

Also النَّبِيطُ and الأَنْبَاطُ; the last is a plural of the first, and the second is [an ism jamʿ] like كَلِيبٌ.

For this see أَبْطَحُ. Or: a people who settle, or who used to settle, in the سَوَاد of El-ʿIrák.

Afterwards applied to mixed people, or people of the lowest and meanest sort, the refuse of men and the vulgar among them.

The people to whom these names properly apply were called نَبَط because of their fetching out by labour what comes forth from the lands. [They were noted for agriculture, so their proper names are used as equivalent to “clowns” or “boors”; but a derivation commonly current with us is that from Nebaioth the son of Ishmael.]

The ism waḥda is نُبَاطِىٌّ (Yaakoob) and نَبَاطِىٌّ, like يَمَانِىٌّ, and نِبَاطِىٌّ, and نَبَاطٍ, like يَمَانٍ, and نَبَطِىٌّ, like يَمَنِىٌّ, but this last is disallowed by IAar; and according to Lth, نَبَطَانِىٌّ, but IAar disallows this too.

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What first appears of the water of a well (IDrd, K) when it is dug; (IDrd;) as also نُبْطَةٌ : (K:) or the water that comes forth from a well when it is first dug: (Zj:) or the water that issues forth from the bottom of a well when it is dug; (S, accord. to one copy;) or this is termed نَبِيطٌ : (S, accord. to another copy; and TA:) pl. [of pauc.] أَنْبَاطٌ and [of mult.] نُبُوطٌ . (TA.) [Hence the saying,] فُلَانٌ قَرِيبُ الثَّرَى بَعِيدُ النَّبَطِ Such a one's promising is near, [but] his fulfilling is remote: i. e. he promises, but does not fulfil. (IAar.) And فلان لَا يُدْرَكُ نَبَطُهُ , (TA,) and لَا يُدْرَكُ لَهُ نَبَطٌ , (ISd, TA,) Such a one's depth is not known, (K, * TA,) and the extent of his knowledge: (TA:) or such a one's depth is not known; meaning that he is cunning, or possessing intelligence mixed with craft and forecast. (ISd, TA.) And فُلَانٌ لَا يُنَالُ نَبَطُهُ Such a one is invincible, and inaccessible to his enemy. (TA.) نَبَطٌ also signifies A well of which the water has been produced, or fetched out, by labour [of the digger]. (S, TA.) And What oozes, or exudes, from a mountain, as though it were sweat, coming forth from the sides of the rock. (TA.) النَّبَطُ , (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) and النَّبِيطُ , (S, Msb, K,) and الأَنْبَاطُ , (K,) the last is a pl. (AAF, S, Msb) of the first, (AAF,) and the second is [a quasi-pl. n.] like كَلِيبٌ , (AAF, L,) [The Nabathæans;] a people who alight and abide in the بَطَائِح [see أَبْطَحُ ] between the two 'Iráks: (S, K:) or a people (T, M, Mgh, Msb) who alight and abide, (T, TA,) or who used to alight and abide, (Msb,) in the سَوَاد (T, M, Mgh, Msb) of El- 'Irák:) (M, Mgh, Msb:) afterwards applied to mixed people; or people of the lowest or basest or meanest sort; or the refuse of men; and the vulgar sort thereof: (Msb:) the people to whom these appellations properly apply were called نَبَط because of their fetching out by labour ( لِٱسْتِنْبَاطِهِمْ ) what comes forth from the lands: (TA:) [for they were distinguished for agriculture; and hence their proper appellations are used as equivalent to “ clowns, ” or “ boors: ” but a derivation commonly obtaining with us is that from Nebaioth the son of Ishmael:] the n. un. is نُبَاطِىٌّ , (Yaakoob, IAar, S, Mgh, Msb, K,) and نَبَاطِىٌّ , (IAar, S, Msb, K,) like يَمَانِىٌّ , (S,) and نِبَاطِىٌّ , (K,) and نَبَاطٍ , (S, K,) like يَمَانٍ , (S,) and نَبَطِىٌّ , (S, K,) like يَمَنِىٌّ , (S,) but this is disallowed by IAar, (Mgh, TA,) and, accord. to Lth, نَبَطَانِىٌّ , but this [also] is disallowed by IAar. (Msb.)
Nounنُبْطَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — what first appears of the water of a wellgenerated

1

See نَبَطٌ.

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: see نَبَطٌ .
Nounنَبَطِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a Nabathæangenerated

1

See نَبَطٌ.

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: see نَبَطٌ .
Nounنَبَطَانِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a Nabathæangenerated

1

See نَبَطٌ.

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: see نَبَطٌ .
Nounنَبَاطٌ1 sense

Core sense — the Nabathæansgenerated

1

See نَبَطٌ.

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: see نَبَطٌ .
Nounنَبِيطٌ1 sense

Core sense — the Nabathæansgenerated

1

This word and النَّبِيطٌ: see نَبَطٌ.

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: and النَّبِيطٌ : see نَبَطٌ .
Nounنَبَاطِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — a Nabathæan; of the Nabathæansgenerated

1

This word, and نُبَاطِىٌّ and نِبَاطِىٌّ: see نَبَطٌ.

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and نُبَاطِىٌّ and نِبَاطِىٌّ : see نَبَطٌ .