وهب

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Form 1وَهَبَ لَهُ شَيْئًا4 senses · 1 main

maṣdarوَهْبٌmuḍāriʿيَهَبُ

Core sense — he gave him a thing, freely, as a gift; suppose me to have done thatgenerated

1.1

He gave him a thing; properly, as a free gift, with no self-interest and not for any compensation.

said to be originally يَوْهِبُ, changed into يَهِبُ because of the kasra, and then into يَهَبُ because of the medial guttural letter (under the word وَسِعَ).

Maṣdar وَهْبٌ, وَهَبٌ, هِبَةٌ, مَوْهِبٌ and مَوْهِبَةٌ; or the last two are nouns.

You should not say وَهَبَكَهُ [he gave it to you], making the verb doubly transitive; or this is allowable, as AA has related it on the authority of an Arab of the desert, so in the K; but in the L it is said that Seer related it from ʿAmr (meaning Sb), from an Arab of the desert.

En-Nawawee allows the expression وَهَبُتُ كَذَا مِنْهُ, meaning I gave such a thing to him, من being redundant, as in بِعْتُ كَذَا مِنْهُ "I sold such a thing to him"; he says it occurs in several traditions.

1.1.1

See form 3.

1.1.2May God make me your ransom!—وَهَبَنِىٱللّٰهُ فِدَاكَ

May I be made your ransom!—وُهِبْتُ فِدَاكَ

Ibn-Umm-Kásim says that وهب is one of the verbs meaning he caused to be, or to become; he cites the phrase above from IAar, and adds that the verb is used only in the past tense. Others say it is rare.

1.1.3suppose me to have done that—هَبْنِى فَعَلْتُ ذٰلِكَ

Synonym ظُنَّنِى (AHei, cited by Fei); or count me, or reckon me, synonym أُحْسُبْنِى وَٱعْدُدْنِى [or grant me].

suppose Zeyd to be going away, or gone away—هَبْ زَيْدًا مَنْطَلِقًا

Synonym إِحْسَبْ. (So in two copies of the S; in another, أُحْسُبْ.)

So this verb is doubly transitive; but it is not used in this sense in the past tense, nor in the muḍāriʿ: you do not say وَهَبْتُكَ فَعَلْتَ ذٰلِكَ [I supposed you to have done that], nor (as some assert) do you say هَبْ أَنِّى فَعَلْتُ, as the common people do. What the grammarians say about the class of verbs to which ظَنَنْتُ belongs, namely that أَنَّ and إِنَّ with what follows them may supply the place of the two objective complements, as when you say ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ زَيْدًا قَائِمٌ and ظننت إِنَّ زَيْدًا لَقَائِمٌ "I thought Zeyd to be standing", gives grounds for disputing this.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 4 shown of 21

19:19

قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ رَسُولُ رَبِّكِ لِأَهَبَ لَكِ غُلَـٰمًا زَكِيًّا

He said: "Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee the gift of a holy son.

19:53

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَـٰرُونَ نَبِيًّا

And, out of Our Mercy, We gave him his brother Aaron, (also) a prophet.

26:83

رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

"O my Lord! bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous;

37:100

رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

"O my Lord! Grant me a righteous (son)!"

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. يَهَبُ , K; said to be originally يَوْهِبُ ; which is changed into يَهِبُ because of the kesr; and then, into يَهَبُ because of the medial guttural letter; Msb, voce وَسِعَ ;) inf. n. وَهْبٌ and وَهَبٌ and هِبَةٌ (S, K) and مَوْهِبٌ and مَوْهِبَةٌ , (Msb,) or the last two are substs., (S, K, &c.) He gave him a thing; properly, as a free gift, disinterestedly, and not for any compensation. (Msb, TA.) You should not say وَهَبَكَهُ [he gave it to thee], (K, &c.,) making the verb doubly trans.: (TA:) or [this is allowable, as it is said that] AA has related this on the authority of an Arab of the desert: so in the K: but in the L, it is said that Seer has related this, from 'Amr, (meaning Sb,) from an Arab of the desert. (TA.) En-Nawawee allows the expression وَهَبُتُ كَذَا مِنْهُ , meaning, I gave such a thing to him, &c.; ( من being redundant, as in بِعْتُ كَذَا مِنْهُ “ I sold such a thing to him; ”) as occurring in several trads. (MF.) See 3. وَهَبَنِىٱللّٰهُ فِدَاكَ May God make me [or give me as] thy ransom! (IAar, K.) وُهِبْتُ فِدَاكَ May I be made [or given as] thy ransom! Ibn-Umm-Kásim says, that وهب is one of the verbs which signify He caused to be, or to become: and he cites the above phrase from IAar; and adds, that the verb is only used in the pret. tense. Others assert it to be rare. (TA.) هَبْنِى فَعَلْتُ ذٰلِكَ Suppose me; syn. ظُنَّنِى ; (AHei, cited by Fei;) or count me, or reckon me; syn. أُحْسُبْنِى وَٱعْدُدْنِى ; (M, K;) [or grant me;] to have done that. (M, K. *) هَبْ زَيْدًا مَنْطَلِقًا Suppose Zeyd to be going away, or gone away; syn. إِحْسَبْ . (So in two copies of the S: in another, أُحْسُبْ .) Thus this verb is doubly trans.: (S:) but it is not used in this sense in the pret., nor in the aor.: (S, K:) you do not say وَهَبْتُكَ فَعَلْتَ ذٰلِكَ [I supposed thee to have done that]: nor (as some assert, Msb,) do you say هَبْ أَنِّى فَعَلْتُ , (TA,) as say the vulgar, though what the grammarians say, respecting the class of verbs to which ظَنَنْتُ belongs, that أَنَّ and إِنَّ [with what follows them] may supply the place of the two objective complements, [as when you say ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ زَيْدًا قَائِمٌ , and ظننت إِنَّ زَيْدًا لَقَائِمٌ , “ I thought Zeyd to be standing, ”] affords matter for controverting this. (Msb.)

Form 3وَاْهَبَ1 sense

Core sense — he strove to surpass him in giving freely, and surpassed himgenerated

3.1he strove to surpass him in giving freely, and he surpassed him in it—وَاهَبَهُ فَوَهَبَهُ

Muḍāriʿ of the latter verb يَهَبُ and يَهِبُ.

[By general opinion the first of these two muḍāriʿ forms is irregular and the second regular, because the first radical letter is و, as with وَاعَدَهُ فَوَعَدَهُ; or, by the rule laid down by Ks, perhaps the reverse is the case, because the medial radical letter is a guttural. See Lumsden's Ar. Gram., p. 171.]

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وَاهَبَهُ فَوَهَبَهُ , aor. of the latter verb يَهَبُ and يَهِبُ , He strove to surpass him in giving, freely, or disinterestedly, and he surpassed him therein. (K.) [The former of the above aors., accord. to general opinion, is irregular; and the latter, regular; because the first radical letter is و ; as in the case of وَاعَدَهُ فَوَعَدَهُ , aor. يَعِدُ : or, accord. to the rule laid down by Ks, the reverse is perhaps the case, because the medial radical letter is a guttural. See Lumsden's Ar. Gram., p. 171.]

Form 4اوهب لَهُ الشَّىْءَ6 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he prepared the thing for him; it became abundant, or lastinggenerated

4.1

He prepared, or made ready, the thing for him.

4.1.1I prepared for you the food and drink, and plenty of them—أَوْهَبْتُكَ الطَّعَامَ وَالشَّرَابَ

But see this verb used in an intransitive sense.

4.1.2figurative · مجازthe food, or corn, or the like, became abundant and ample, so that some of it was given away—أَوْهَبَ الطَّعَامُ

4.2figurative · مجازI became capable of such a thing and able to do it—أَوْهَبْتُ لِأَمْرِ كَذَا

4.2.1the thing was within your power, or reach, so that you might take it—أَوْهَبَ لَكَ الشَّىْءُ

Related on the authority of IAar alone, who says that they did not say أَوْهَبْتُهُ لَكَ.

4.2.2the thing was lasting to him—أَوْهَبَ لَهُ الشَّىْءُ

J cites the following verse:

shāhid

عَظِيمُ القَفَا رِخْوُ الخَوَاصِرِ أَوْهَبَتْلَهُ عَجْوَةٌ مَسْمُونَةٌ وَخَمِيرُ

[Large in the back of the neck, soft (or loose or flabby) in the flanks: dates of the best that El-Medeeneh produces, prepared with clarified butter and leaven, are lasting (provisions) to him].

But ʿAlee Ibn-Hamzeh says this is a mistake, and that the right reading is أُرْهِنَتْ, meaning "are prepared, and continued". So in a marginal note in a copy of the S, and also in the margin of one of my manuscript copies of the S.

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He prepared, or made ready, the thing for him. (K.) أَوْهَبْتُكَ الطَّعَامَ وَالشَّرَابَ I prepared, or made ready, for thee the food and beverage, and abundance of them. (Tahdheeb el-Af'ál.) But see this verb in an intrans. sense. أَوْهَبَ الطَّعَامُ The food, or corn, or the like, became abundant and ample, so that some of it was given away. (A.) أَوْهَبْتُ لِأَمْرِ كَذَا I became capable of such a thing and able to do it. (A.) أَوْهَبَ لَكَ الشَّىْءُ The thing was, or became, within thy power, or reach, so that thou mightest take it. (K. *) Related on the authority of IAar alone, who says, They did not say أَوْهَبْتُهُ لَكَ . (TA.) أَوْهَبَ لَهُ الشَّىْءُ The thing was lasting to him. (A'Obeyd, AZ, S, K.) J cites the following verse: 1 [Large in the back of the neck, soft (or loose or flabby) in the flanks: dates of the best that ElMedeeneh produces, prepared with clarified butter, and leaven, are lasting (provisions) to him]. But 'Alee Ibn-Hamzeh says, that this is a mistake, and that the right reading is أُرْهِنَتْ , meaning “ are prepared, and continued. ” So in a marginal note in a copy of the S. (TA.) [So too in the margin of one of my MS. copies of the S.] عَظِيمُ القَفَا رِخْوُ الخَوَاصِرِ أَوْهَبَتْ | لَهُ عَجْوَةٌ مَسْمُونَةٌ وَخَمِيرُ

Form 6تواهبوا4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — they gave gifts to one anothergenerated

6.1

They gave gifts, one to another.

6.1.1[they have a habit of giving gifts to one another]—فِيهِمِ التَّوَاهُبُ

6.1.2[the people gave it, one to another]—تَوَاهَبَهُ النَّاسُ بَيْنَهُمْ

6.1.3[nor is their mutual giving of what is (possessed) among them (from fear of) humiliation]—وَلَا التَّوَاهُبُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ صعةٌ

That is, they do not give by constraint.

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They gave gifts, one to another. (S, K.) فِيهِمِ التَّوَاهُبُ [They have a habit of mutually giving gifts]. (TA.) تَوَاهَبَهُ النَّاسُ بَيْنَهُمْ [The people gave it; one to another]. (TA.) وَلَا التَّوَاهُبُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ صعةٌ [Nor is their mutual giving of what is (possessed) among them (from fear of) humiliation]: i. e., they do not give by constraint. (TA, from a trad.)

Form 8إِتهَبَ1 sense

Core sense — he accepted a giftgenerated

8.1he accepted it [as a gift]—اتّهبه

He accepted a هِبَة, or gift. The verb is originally إِوْتَهَبَ.

[I accepted a dirhem from you, as a gift]—إِتَّهَبْتُ مِنْكَ دِرْهَمًا

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(originally إِوْتَهَبَ , TA,) He accepted a هِبَة , or gift. (S, Msb.) اتّهبه He accepted it [as a gift]. (K.) إِتَّهَبْتُ مِنْكَ دِرْهَمًا [I accepted from thee a dirhem, as a gift]. (L.)

Form 10استوهب2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he asked for a giftgenerated

10.1he asked for a هبة, or gift—استوهب هِبةَ

10.1.1[he asked him to give him a servant]—استوهبهُ خَادِمًا

In the K, under خدم.

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, (S,) or استوهب هِبةَ , (Msb,) He asked for a هبة , or gift. (S, Msb.) استوهبهُ خَادِمًا [He asked him to give him a servant.] (K, art. خدم .)

Derived nouns 11

Nounهَِبةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a gift, freely given, not for any compensationgenerated

1a gift, or thing bestowed; properly, one freely given, not for any compensation—مَوْهَبَةٌ

In the K, this latter word is explained as meaning simply a gift.

Plural of the former هِبَاةٌ, and of the latter مَوَاهِبُ.

1.1a free gift, for no return or compensation—مَوَاهِبُ

A هِبَاةٌ is of two kinds.

a gift for a return, or compensation—هِبَةُ ثَوَابٍ

on this sense This distinction is made in law and elsewhere.

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and مَوْهَبَةٌ A gift (or thing bestowed); properly, one that is freely and disinterestedly given, not for any compensation; a free, or disinterested, gift. (L.) [In the K, the latter is explained as signifying simply a gift.] Pl. of the former هِبَاةٌ ; and of the latter, مَوَاهِبُ . (A, &c.) [A هِبَاةٌ is of two kinds: مَوَاهِبُ A free gift, for no requital, or compensation: and هِبَةُ ثَوَابٍ A gift for a requital, or compensation. This distinction is made in law, &c.]

Nounهُبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a giftgenerated

The same as أُهْبَةٌ; see that word.

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i. q. أُهْبَةٌ q. v. (K, in art. اهب .)

Nounوَهُوبٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who gives liberally, or bountifullygenerated

See وَاهِبٌ.

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: see وَاهِبٌ .

Nounوَهَّابٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who gives liberally, or bountifullygenerated

This word and وَهَّابَةٌ: see وَاهِبٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences وَهَّاب 1 shown of 3

38:9

أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْوَهَّابِ

Or have they the treasures of the mercy of thy Lord,- the Exalted in Power, the Grantor of Bounties without measure?

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and وَهَّابَةٌ : see وَاهِبٌ .

Nounوَاهِبٌ1 sense

Core sense — giving; one who gives liberally, or bountifullygenerated

This word and وَهُوبٌ and وَهَّابٌ and وَهَّابَةٌ are adjectives from وَهَبَ ["he gave, &c."]: the first means giving, properly as a free gift, with no self-interest and not for any compensation; or one who gives.

The others are intensive adjectives, as is said in the S of the third and fourth, meaning one who gives liberally, or bountifully.

In this sense الوَهَّابُ is used as an adjective of God; or, according to the Nh, it means He who dispenses his bounties universally and perpetually, freely, without constraint, and for no compensation.

The ة in وهّابة is added to give more force to the intensiveness, as in عَلَّامَةٌ.

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and وَهُوبٌ (K) and وَهَّابٌ and وَهَّابَةٌ (S, K) epithets from وَهَبَ , [“ he gave, &c. ”: the first signifies Giving; properly, as a free gift, disinterestedly; and not for any compensation: or one who gives; &c.:] the others are intensive epithets, [as is said in the S of the third and fourth,] signifying one who gives liberally, or bountifully; &c.: and in this sense الوَهَّابُ is used as an epithet of God; or, accord. to the Nh, it signifies He who dispenses his bounties universally and perpetually, freely, or without constraint, and disinterestedly, for no compensation. The ة in وهّابة is added to give more force to the intensiveness; as in عَلَّامَةٌ . (TA.)

Nounمَوْهِب1 sense

Core sense — a gift, an act of giving freelygenerated

1a gift, or act of giving; properly one that is free, not for any compensation—مَوْهِبَةٌ

This word and the one above are nouns from وَهَبَ ["he gave, &c."]. See sense 1.1.

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and مَوْهِبَةٌ substs. of وَهَبَ [“ he gave, &c.; ” signifying A gift (or act of giving); properly, that is free and disinterested, not for any compensation; a free, or disinterested, donation]. (S, K, &c.) See 1.

Nounمُوهَبٌ1 sense

Core sense — a thing, such as food, prepared and ready at handgenerated

A thing, such as food, prepared and ready at one's hand.

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A thing, such as food, prepared, ready, at one's hand. (S.)

Nounوَادٍ مُوهِبُ الحَطَبِ2 senses

Core sense — a valley abounding with firewoodgenerated

1figurative · مجاز

A valley abounding with fire-wood.

2such a one became prepared, or ready, and able—أَصْبَحَ فُلَانٌ مُوهِبًا

So in an excellent copy of the S, مُعَدًّا; in another copy, مُعِدًّا.

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A valley abounding with fire-wood. (A.) أَصْبَحَ فُلَانٌ مُوهِبًا Such a one became prepared, or ready, ( مُعَدًّا ; so in an excellent copy of the S: in another copy, مُعِدًّا :) and able. (S.)

Nounمَوْهَبَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a cloud falling in rain; a small pool of water left by a torrentgenerated

See هِبَةٌ.

1.1figurative · مجازthe rains became abundant in the land—كَثُرَتِ المواهِبُ فِى الأَرْضِ

A cloud falling [in rain] in any place; plural مَوَاهِبُ.

1.2figurative · مجازa small pool of water left by a torrent—مَوْهَبَةٌ

Also مَوْهِبَةٌ; or the former only is the correct word, and its meaning, as explained in the S, is a small hollow, or cavity, in a mountain in which water stagnates. Plural مَوَاهِبُ.

In the T it is said that a small cavity, or hollow, in a rock is called مَوْهَبَةٌ, with fatḥa, which is irregular.

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: see هِبَةٌ . A cloud falling [in rain] in any place: (K:) pl. مَوَاهِبُ : you say كَثُرَتِ المواهِبُ فِى الأَرْضِ The rains became abundant in the land. (TA.) مَوْهَبَةٌ and مَوْهِبَةٌ A small pool of water left by a torrent: or the former only is the correct word, and the meaning of which, as explained in the S, is a small hollow, or cavity, in a mountain, in which water stagnates: pl. مَوَاهِبُ : and in the T it is said that a small cavity, or hollow, in a rock, is called مَوْهَبَةٌ , with fet-h, being extr. [with respect to rule]. (TA.)

Nounمَوْهِبَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a gift, an act of giving freelygenerated

See مَوْهِبٌ and مَوْهَبَةٌ.

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: see مَوْهِبٌ and مَوْهَبَةٌ .

Nounمَوْهُوب3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a thing given, as a free gift; a son, a childgenerated

A thing given; properly, as a free gift. See the verb.

1.1having a thing given to him; properly, as a free gift—مَوْهُوبٌ لَهُ

1.2a son; a child; offspring—مَوْهُوبٌ

Also whatever is given to one by the Liberal, or Bountiful, Giver, that is, by God. An adjective in which the character of a noun predominates.

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A thing given; properly, as a free gift, &c.: see the verb. (Msb.) مَوْهُوبٌ لَهُ Having a thing given to him; properly, as a free gift, &c. (Msb.) مَوْهُوبٌ A son; a child; offspring: and whatever is given to one by the Liberal, or Bountiful, Giver, i. e., by God. An epithet in which the character of a subst. is predominant. (TA.)