نحب

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Form 1نَحَبَ5 senses · 3 main

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُ·ـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarنَحْبٌ نَحِيبٌ نُحَابٌ

Core sense — he vowed; he laid a bet; he wept loudly; he journeyed quicklygenerated

1.1he vowed, he made a vow, he bound himself to do a thing—نحّب

Maṣdar also تَنْحِيبٌ.

1.1.1he laid a bet, he wagered—نَحَبَ

The K explains the maṣdar by مُرَاهَنَةٌ, which seems to imply that it is the same as form 3; but that appears doubtful.

1.2figurative · مجازhe raised his voice in weeping or wailing; he wept loudly and violently, with prolonged voice—نَحَبَ

or this is a noun; also نَحْبٌ and انتحب.

1.2.1he (a camel) had a cough, he coughed—نَحَبَ

1.3he went, or journeyed, at a quick or light pace, with much effort and persistence—نَحَبَ

Only the maṣdar is mentioned, and the S says it means the same as نَعْبٌ.

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, aor. نَحُبَ , inf. n. نَحْبٌ ; (S, A, K;) and نحّب , inf. n. تَنْحِيبٌ ; (A;) He vowed; made a vow; (S, K;) put himself under an obligation to do a thing. (A.) نَحَبَ , aor. نَحَبَ , inf. n. نَحْبٌ , He laid a bet, or wager; betted, or wagered. (K.) [The explanation of the inf. n. by مُرَاهَنَةٌ , in the K, seems to imply that it is the same as 3; but this appears to be doubtful.] نَحَبَ , aor. نَحِبَ , (S, Msb,) or نَحَبَ , (K,) inf. n. نَحِيبٌ , (S, K,) or this is a subst., (Msb,) and نَحْبٌ ; (K;) and انتحب ; (S, K;) He raised his voice with weeping, or wailing; wept, or wailed, loud; (S;) wept, or wailed, most violently; (M, K;) wept, or wailed, with prolonged voice. (TA.) نَحَبَ , aor. نَحِبَ , (S, K,) inf. n. نُحَابٌ (S) and نَحْبٌ (K) He (a camel, S) had a cough, or coughed. (S K.) نَحَبَ , [aor. نَحَبَ ,] inf. n. نَحْبٌ , He went, travelled, or journeyed, at a quick pace: (AA, S, K:) or with a light pace: (K:) with much exertion and perseverance. (TA.) [The inf. n. only is mentioned, and said, in the S, to be syn. with نَعْبٌ .]

Form 2نَحَّبَ5 senses · 2 main

maṣdarتَنْحِيبٌ

Core sense — they worked with energy; he pressed on in a journey; he kept to a thinggenerated

2.1

See form 1.

2.2figurative · مجازthey exerted themselves in their work, they worked with energy—نحّبوا

Or: they went on with energy until they came near the water; they made a hard journey by night in order to reach the water the next morning.

2.2.1we pursued our journey with hard effort, or with energy—نَحَّبْنَا سَيْرَنَا

2.2.2figurative · مجاز — inferredthe journey wore such a one out, being long—نحّب السَّفَرُ فُلَانًا

2.2.3figurative · مجازhe applied himself to a thing, or set about it, and kept to it—نحّب عَلَى أَمْرٍ

he applied himself to a thing and kept to it—فِى أَمْرٍ

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see 1. نحّبوا , inf. n. تَنْحِيبٌ , They strove, or exerted themselves, in their work; worked with energy: (AA, S, K:) or they went on, travelled, or journeyed, (with energy, TA,) until they came near to the water: (K:) they made a hard journey by night, in order to arrive at the water on the morrow. (S.) نَحَّبْنَا سَيْرَنَا We pursued our journey laboriously, or with energy. (TA.) نحّب السَّفَرُ فُلَانًا The journey harassed such a one, (K,) being long. (TA.) نحّب عَلَى أَمْرٍ , and فِى أَمْرٍ , He applied himself to a thing, or set about it, and adhered to it. (TA.)

Form 3ناحبهُ4 senses · 1 main

maṣdarمُنَاحَبَةٌ

Core sense — he laid a bet with him; he contended with him for honour before a judgegenerated

3.1he laid a bet, or wager, with him about a thing—عَلَى أَمْرٍ

3.1.1I called on him to submit our case to such a one as judge; I cited him before such a one as judge—نَاحَيْتُهُ إِلَى فَلَانٍ

3.1.2I contended with him for glory, honour, or superiority in honourable qualities, before a judge or umpire—ناحبته

3.1.3Shall I contend with you for glory, or honour?—هَلْ لَكَ فِى أَنْ أُنَاحِبَكَ وَتَرْفَعَ النَّبِىَّ

Talhah said this to Ibn-'Abbás.

The meaning: will you have me contend with you for glory, you counting up your excellencies and the honour you get from your ancestors and the like, and I doing the same, and you leaving the Prophet out of the question, not mentioning your relationship to him, since that excellence is conceded to you?

Or تَرْفَعُ النبى: it is noted in the margin of a copy of the S that J left the final letter of ترفع without a vowel point, either fet-hah or dammeh.

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, (inf. n. مُنَاحَبَةٌ , TA,) He laid a bet, or wager, with him, (K,) عَلَى أَمْرٍ respecting a thing. (TA.) نَاحَيْتُهُ إِلَى فَلَانٍ I cited him, or invited him, to submit our case to such a one as judge; I cited him before such a one as judge. (S, K.) ناحبته I contended with him, or disputed with him, for glory, or honour, or superiority in glorious or honourable qualities and the like, (K,) before a judge, or umpire. (TA.) Talhah said to Ibn-'Abbás, هَلْ لَكَ فِى أَنْ أُنَاحِبَكَ وَتَرْفَعَ النَّبِىَّ (S) [or تَرْفَعُ النبى : for I find it stated in the margin of a copy of the S, that J left the final letter of ترفع without a vowel point, either fet-hah or dammeh:] Wilt thou that I contend with thee, or dispute with thee, for glory, or honour, and that thou enumerate thine excellencies and the honour which thou derivest from thine ancestors &c., I doing the like, and that thou put the Prophet out of the question, not mentioning thy relationship to him, since this excellence is conceded to thee? (AM.)

Form 6تناحبوا1 sense

Core sense — they appointed a time together, for fightinggenerated

6.1they appointed a time together for fighting—لِلْقِتَالِ

Sometimes said of other purposes as well.

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They appointed together a time, لِلْقِتَالِ for fighting; and sometimes for other purposes. (K.)

Form 8إِنْتَحَبَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he wept and sighed violentlygenerated

8.1

See form 1.

8.1.1

He sighed violently; he wept and sighed violently.

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see 1. He sighed vehemently; (K;) wept and sighed vehemently. (TA.)

Derived nouns 5

Nounنَحْبٌ22 senses · 3 main

Core sense — a vow; a great bet; death; a term, or period of lifegenerated

A vow.

1.1he died; or he was slain in an expedition undertaken for the sake of God's religion—قَضَى نَحْبَهُ

Originally it means: he fulfilled his vow; see the Qur'ān 33:23 — as though he had bound himself by a vow to fight until he died.

Or it means: he ended his term, or period of life; he ended his days. [Or he finished his time: (as implied in the S): or he yielded his soul: or he accomplished his want:] from the meanings given below.

1.2a great bet, or wager—نَحْبٌ

So in this verse of Jereer: [In Tikhfeh we contended with the sword with the kings; and our horses, in the evening of Bistám, ran for a great bet]

shāhid

بِطِخْفَةَ جَالَدْنَا المُلُوكَ وَخَيْلُنَاعَشِيَّةَ بِسْطَامٍ جَرَيْنَ عَلَى نَحْبِ

Synonym: خَطَرٌ عَظِيمٌ.

1.3a proof, a demonstration, an evidence—نَحْبٌ

Synonym: بُرْهَانٌ.

1.4

A necessity; a want; a needful thing; an object of want or need. Synonym: حَاجَةٌ. See قَضَى نَحْبَهُ.

1.5figurative · مجاز

Death. See قَضَى نَحْبَهُ above.

1.6

A term; a fixed period; the period of life. See قَضَى نَحْبَهُ above.

1.7

The soul. Synonym: نَفْسٌ.

1.8

Mind; purpose; aspiration; desire; ambition. Synonym: هِمَّةٌ.

2a laborious journey—خِمْسٌ نَحْبٌ

Synonym: دَائِبٌ.

2.1figurative · مجازa quick pace, or journey—سَيْرٌ نَحْبٌ

a quick pace, or journey—سير مُنَحِّبٌ

2.2

The same adjectives are applied in the same sense to a man.

2.3a quick, or light, pace or manner of travelling, with much effort and persistence—نَحْبٌ

2.4such a one went on, or journeyed, with energy—سَارَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى نَحْبٍ

Literally, for a great bet — as though he had laid a great bet and so exerted himself.

2.5length—نَحْبٌ

2.6a long day—يوم نحب

So in the TA; perhaps يَوْمُ نَحْبٍ, but more probably يَوْمٌ نَحْبٌ. (Er-Riyáshee.)

2.7a space of time; a time—نَحْبٌ

See قَضَى نَحْبَهُ above.

2.8

Sleep. Synonym: نَوْمٌ. In some copies of the K, يَوْمٌ.

2.9

Fatness.

2.10

The same as شِدَّةٌ [violence, force, and the like: or distress, difficulty, hardship, and the like].

2.11

A game of chance. Synonym: قِمَارٌ.

A great camel. Perhaps a mistake for نَجْبٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences نَحْب

33:23

مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا۟ مَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُۥ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَنتَظِرُ ۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا۟ تَبْدِيلًا

Among the Believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah: of them some have completed their vow (to the extreme), and some (still) wait: but they have never changed (their determination) in the least:

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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A vow. (S, K.) قَضَى نَحْبَهُ He died: or he was slain in an expedition undertaken for the sake of God's religion: originally meaning he accomplished his vow: see Kur, xxxiii. 23: (Msb:) as though he had constrained himself [by a vow] to fight until he died: (TA:) or it signifies he ended his term, or period of life; ended his days: (Fr, Zj:) [or he finished his time: (as implied in the S): or he yielded his soul: or he accomplished his want:] from significations given below. (TA.) نَحْبٌ A great bet, or wager: syn. خَطَرٌ عَظِيمٌ . (K.) So in the following verse of Jereer: 1 [In Tikhfeh we contended with the sword with the kings; and our horses, in the evening of Bistám, ran for a great bet]. (TA.) بِطِخْفَةَ جَالَدْنَا المُلُوكَ وَخَيْلُنَا | عَشِيَّةَ بِسْطَامٍ جَرَيْنَ عَلَى نَحْبِ نَحْبٌ A proof; a demonstration; an evidence: syn. بُرْهَانٌ . (K.) A necessity; want; needful thing; an object of want or need: syn. حَاجَةٌ . (K.) See قَضَى نَحْبَهُ . Death. (K.) See قَضَى نَحْبَهُ , above. A term; fixed period; the period of life. (K.) See قَضَى نَحْبَهُ , above. The soul: syn. نَفْسٌ . (AO, K.) Mind; purpose; aspiration; desire; ambition: syn. هِمَّةٌ . (K.) خِمْسٌ نَحْبٌ A laborious journey: syn. دَائِبٌ . (S.) سَيْرٌ نَحْبٌ , (TA,) and سير مُنَحِّبٌ (K) A quick pace, or journey. (K, TA.) The same epithets are likewise applied, in the same sense, to a man. (TA.) نَحْبٌ A quick (or light, K,) pace, or mode of going, travelling, or journeying, (AA, S, K,) with much exertion and perseverance. (TA.) سَارَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى نَحْبٍ Such a one went on, travelled, or journeyed, with energy; [lit., for a great bet, or wager;] as though he had laid a [great] bet, and therefore strove, or exerted himself. (S.) نَحْبٌ Length. (AA, K.) يوم نحب [so in the TA: perhaps, يَوْمُ نَحْبٍ , but more probably يَوْمٌ نَحْبٌ ] A long day. (Er-Riyáshee.) نَحْبٌ A space of time: a time. (S, K.) See قَضَى نَحْبَهُ , above. Sleep: syn. نَوْمٌ . (L, K: in some copies of the K, يَوْمٌ TA.) Fatness. (K.) I. q. شِدَّةٌ [Vehemence; violence; &c.: or distress; difficulty; adversity; &c.]. (K.) A game of hazard: syn. قِمَارٌ . (K.) A great camel. (K.) Perhaps a mistake for نَجْبٌ . (TA.)

Nounنُحْبَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a lot used in casting lots; the casting of lotsgenerated

1figurative · مجازa lot used in casting lots; or lots collectively; or the casting of lots itself—قُرْعَةٌ

From نَاحَبَهَ: "he cited him before a judge", "he contended with him for glory", and "he laid a bet with him" — because it is, as it were, a judge, or the thing that decides, in casting lots.

1.1if men knew the advantage of the first row of the congregation in the mosque, they would fight for it—لَوْ عَلِمَ النَّاسُ مَا فِى الصَفِّ الأَوَّلِ لَٱقْتَتَلُوا عَلَيْهِ وَمَا تَقَدَّمُوا إِلَّا بِنُحْبَةٍ

And they would advance to it only by lot.

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i. q. قُرْعَةٌ [A lot used in sortilege: or lots collectively: or sortilege itself;] (K;) from نَاحَبَهَ “ he cited him before a judge; ” “ he contended with him for glory; ” and “ he laid a bet, or wager, with him; ” because it is, as it were, a judge, or that which decides, in a case of sortilege. (TA.) لَوْ عَلِمَ النَّاسُ مَا فِى الصَفِّ الأَوَّلِ لَٱقْتَتَلُوا عَلَيْهِ وَمَا تَقَدَّمُوا إِلَّا بِنُحْبَةٍ [If men knew what advantage is attained by being in the first row of the congregation in the mosque, they would fight for it, and not advance but by lot]. (TA, from a trad.)

Nounنُحَابٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cough that attacks camelsgenerated

1a cough that attacks camels—قُحَابٌ

a cough that attacks camels—نُحَازٌ

on this sense See form 1.

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A cough that attacks camels: as also قُحَابٌ and نُحَازٌ . (Az from AZ.) See 1.

Nounنَاحِبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a weeping, or wailing, womangenerated

1figurative · مجاز

A weeping, or wailing, woman; plural نَوَاحِبُ.

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A weeping, or wailing, woman: pl. نَوَاحِبُ . (TA.)

Nounسَارَ سَيْرًا مُنَحِّبًا2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he journeyed in a direct course, wanting no othergenerated

He went, or journeyed, in a direct course, not wanting any other, as though he had made a vow to do so.

El-Kumeyt says:

shāhid

تَخَذْنَ بِنَا عَرْضَ الفَلَاةِ وَطُولَهَاكَمَا صَارَ عَنْ يُمْنَى يَدَيْهِ المُنَحِّبُ

By المنحّب the man is meant.

ISd says: Th cites this verse and explains it thus — this was a man who swore, saying, If I do not overcome, I will cut off my hand. Th seems to take it as carrying the sense of vowing. So in the L. But it needs further consideration.

1.1we went there through three nights of laborious travelling—سِرْنَا إِلَيْهَا ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ مُنَحِّبَاتٍ

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He proceeded, or journeyed, in a direct course, not desiring [to pursue] any other: as though he had made a vow to do so. ElKumeyt says, 1 By المنحّب is meant the man. ISd says, Th cites this verse, and says in explanation of it, This was a man who swore, saying, If I do not overcome, I will cut off my hand. He seems to consider it as implying the signification of vowing. So in the L. But it requires consideration. (TA.) تَخَذْنَ بِنَا عَرْضَ الفَلَاةِ وَطُولَهَا | كَمَا صَارَ عَنْ يُمْنَى يَدَيْهِ المُنَحِّبُ سِرْنَا إِلَيْهَا ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ مُنَحِّبَاتٍ We proceeded, or journeyed, thither during three nights of laborious travelling. (TA.)