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ع ب و

0 verbs · 2 nouns and adjectives

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 8 entries
  • عَبَا Form I His face shone
    , aor. يَعْبُو, His face shone: (K, TA:) [or so عَبَا وَجْهُهُ; for] عَبَأَ وَجْهُهُ signifies thus accord. to IAar: (TA in art. عبأ:) app. from عَبٌ signifying the “ light ” of the sun; this being originally عَبْوٌ. (TA.) -A2- And عَبْوٌ المَتَاعِ is syn. with ↓ تَعْبِيَتُهُ, (K, TA,) mentioned by ISd, and said by IKtt to be of the dial. of El-Yemen, (TA,) signifying The putting of the goods, or utensils, one upon another: [or packing them up in a repository: as also عَبْوأُهُ: see 1, in art. عبأ:] IDrd says, عَبَوْتُ المَتَاعَ is of the dial. of El-Yemen, syn. with ↓ عَبَّيْتُهُ. (TA in art. عبى.)
  • عَبَّوَ Form II Open entry
    see the preceding paragraph, in two places. ― -b2- And see also art. عبى.
  • عَبٌ light
    The light of the sun; (IAar, TA, and O and K in art. عبأ;) as also ↓ عَبْوٌ, which is the original form; (TA;) and so عَبْءٌ, (IAar, and O and K in art. عبأ,) and عَبٌّ; (O and K in art. عب;) and IAar says that ↓ عَبْوَةٌ signifies the same: (TA in art. عبأ:) or the light and beauty thereof: (TA in art. عبى:) pl. عِبًى. (TA.)
  • عَبًا Heavy, dull, or stupid; or coarse, or rude; and impotent
    , applied to a man, [like عَبَآءٌ mentioned in art. عبأ,] Heavy, dull, or stupid; or coarse, or rude; and impotent. (ISd, TA.) [But see this word in art. عبى.]
  • عَبْوٌ Open entry
    : see عَبٌ, above.
  • عِبْوٌ A weight, or load, or burden: or any load, or burden, consisting of a debt, or some other responsibility that one...
    A weight, or load, or burden: or any load, or burden, consisting of a debt, or some other responsibility that one takes upon himself. (TA.) [See also عِبْءٌ (which signifies the same) in art. عبأ.]
  • عَبْوَةٌ Open entry
    : see عَبٌ, above.
  • عَابِيَةٌ Beautiful
    Beautiful; (K, TA;) applied to a woman; from عَبٌ, expl. above. (TA.)

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