alternation, rotation

, aor. يَنُوبُ inf. n. نَوْبٌ; and ↓ اِنْتَبْتُهُ; I came to him by turns, (TA,) ― -b2- * اِنْنَابَهُمْ, inf. n. اِنْتِيَابٌ, He came to them time after time, (S, K.) The Hudhalee (Aboo-Sahm Usámeh, TA,) says, " ?? ?? " (S) Slender in the belly, an object of the chase, in a part of the desert far from roster and pasture; he will not come to the water otherwise than time after time. The port is describing a wild ass. (IB.) Accord to one relation, the last word is اِيأْتِيَابَا. meaning “ coming by night. ” (S,) ― -b3- [Also, ↓ انتاب, app., He did a thing time after time; did a thing by turns. (See مُنْتَابٌ.] ― -b4- نَابَ, aor. يَنْوبُ inf. n. نَوْبٌ, He drove camels early in the morning to the water, and was [again] at the water in the evening, going to it thus] time after time (IAar) ― -b5- نَابَ إِلَى اللّٰه; (K;) and ↓ اناب إِلَيْهِ, (S, K,) inf. n. إِنَابَةٌ; (TA:) obedience He returned from disobedience to obedience to God, he returned unto God [repenting]: he repented; (S, K:) or the latter, he returned unto God; syn. رَجَعَ (Msb:) or ناب signifies he kept to obedience unto God: [this is given in the K as another and distinct signification of ناب ?? and اناب signifies as before explained or he returned to the performance of God, command; not departing from anything thereof: or be returned time after time: the In. signification, accord. to the Kesh-sháf and AHei, is he entered upon the good turn. (TA, where for الخيل read الخير.) ― -b6- نَابَ عَنِّى, aor. يَنُوبُ, inf. n. نَوْبٌ and مَنَابٌ (S, K: but the former inf. n. which is mentioned by Th, is omitted in some copies of the S) and نِيَابَةٌ (Msb: [the only inf. n. there mentioned:] but this last, though also mentioned in the L, is rejected by Th and the other early authorities as not belonging to the classical language of the Arabs: TA) He supplied my place; served for me; acted in my place or stead, or as my substitute, lieutenant, deputy, factor, or agent; (S, K, &c.: فِى كَذَا in such an affair. (Msb.) ― -b7- نَابَ عَنْهُ [and نَابَ مَنَابَهَ] It (a thing) supplied its (another thing's) place. (TA.) ― -b8- نَابَهُ أَمْرٌ, aor. يَنُوبُ. (S.) inf. n. نَوْبٌ and نَوْبَةٌ; (K, TA;) and ↓ إِنْتَابَهُ; (S;) a thing, or an event, [generally a misfortune, or an evil accident,] befell him; betided him; happened to him. (S, K.)

, (inf. n. مُنَاوَبَةٌ, TA,) He did [or tock] a thing with him, each taking his turn ?? عاقبه. (K.) ― -b2- نَاوَبْتُهُ, inf. n. مَنَاوَبَةٌ i. q. ?? [q. v., here signifying I shared with him. ?? (Msb.)

. (K,) and ↓ اسْتَنَبْتُهُ, (TA.) I made him to supply his [another's] place to act in him place or stead, or as his substitute, lieutenant, deputy, factor, or agent; (K, Msb;) فِى كَذَا in such an affair. (Msb.) ― -b2- See 1. ― -b3- أَتَانِى فُلَانٌ فَمَا أَنَبْتُ لَهُ Such a one came to me, and I cared not for him, or paid any regard to him. (A.)

, and الأَمْرَ, We performed the affair, or business, by turns; or turn after turn. (T.) هُمْ يَتَنَاوبُونَ النَّوْبَةَ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ فِى المَاءِ وَغَيْرِهِ [They took turns in the case of a thing that was between them; in the case of water &c.] (S.) ― -b2- تَنَاوَبُوا عَلَيْهِ They did it by turns; this person doing it one time: and that, another. (Msb.) ― -b3- تَنَاوَبُوا, as also تنازلوا and تطاعموا, They (a people on a journey ate with or of the tent of, [meaning, of the food of.] this man on one occasion of alighting, and another man on another occasion of alighting; each one of them having his tarn to supply the food of one day. (ISh.) ― -b4- تَنَاوَبَوا عَلَى المَاءِ, (K,) or تناوبوا الماءَ, (L,) They shared the water among themselves [by turns] by means of the حَصَاة القَسْمِ, (K,) or المَقْلةُ: (L;) which is a pebble that is put into a vessel: then as much water as will come the pebble is poured into the vessel: this is done by persons on a journey when they have little water; and thus they divide it into shares. (K, arts. قسم and مقل.) ― -b5- المَنَايَا تَتَنَاوَبُنَا Deaths come to us by turns; to each of us in his turn. (TA.)

see 1.

see 4.

What is a day's and a night's journey distant from one: (S, K:) what is a night's journey distant is called القَرَبُ: originally in the case of going to water: (S:) or what is three days' journey distant: or what is two leagues (فَرْسَخَانِ) distant; or three. (TA.) Lebeed says, " إِحْدَى بَنِى جَعْفَرٍ كَلِفْتُ بِهَا لَمْ تُمْسِ مِنِّى نَوْبًا وَلَا قَرَبَا " [I have become enamoured of one of the descendants of Jaafar: she has not become a day's and a night's journey (or three days' journey or two eagues,) distant from me, nor a night's journey distant]. (S.) Or نوب signifies [in these words of the poet] near, so that he might visit her repeatedly; and قرب and نوب are synonymous: (IAar:) or قرب [is used by him to signify that at such a distance] he might come to her once in three days. (AA.) -A2- نَوْبٌ Strength: (K:) as also ↓ نَوْبةٌ: ex. أَصْبَحْتَ لَا نَوْبَةٌ لَكَ Thou hast become without strength: and تَرَكْتُهُ لَا نَوْبٌ لَهُ I left him without strength. (TA.) ― -b2- نَوْبٌ Nearness. (ISk, S, K.) -A3- نَوْبٌ a pl. (or rather a quasi. pl. n., TA) of نَايأِبٌ: (RA, K:) [but in what sense I do not find: app., as the act. part. n. of نَابَ “ it befell, &c. ”]

Bees: pl. of نَايأِبٌ: (S, K:) from نَوْبَةٌ “ a turn that falls to a man at a certain time, ” accord. to As: or so called because they feed and return to their place: (S:) and if so, the sing. is نايأب: (TA:) or so called because they are of a colour inclining to black; (S, from A'Obeyd; or, as in some copies of the S, A'Obeydeh;) or as likened to the nation of negroes called النُّوبَةُ: and if so, the word has no sing. (TA.) See also لُوبٌ. -A2- النُّوبُ (S, K) and ↓ النُّوبَةُ (S) [The Nubians;] a nation of the Negroes [or rather Ethiopians]: (S, K:) or the latter is the name of their country; an extensive country south of Upper Egypt. (K, TA.) ― -b2- ↓ نوبِىٌّ [A Nubian;] an individual of the nation above mentioned. (S.) See لُوبَةٌ. ― -b3- ↓ أَسْوَدُ نُوبِىٌّ: see لُوبِىٌّ.

A turn which comes to one, or which one takes; the time at which, or during which, anything is, or is to be, done, or had, in succession; an opportunity: (S, * K, MF:) pl. نُوَبٌ, (S,) which is extr. [with respect to analogy.] (TA.) See نَوْبٌ. ― -b2- نَوْبَةٌ and ↓ نِيَابَةٌ A coming to water, &c., one time, or turn, after a former time, or turn. This is the meaning of the words in the following phrases, mentioned [but not explained] in the S and K: جَاءَتْ نَوْبَتُكَ and جاءت نِيَابَتُكَ, Thy time, or turn, to came to water, &c., in succession, has arrived: (TA:) pl. of the former word نُوَبٌ. (S, K.) ― -b3- نَوْبَةٌ An assembly, a company, troop, or congregated body, of men. (K.)

: see نُوبٌ and نَايأِبَةٌ.

: see نَوْبَهٌ.

Abundant good, (K,) that comes again and again [by turns]. (A.) ― -b2- حُمَّى نَايأِبَةٌ A quotidian fever. (S.) ― -b3- نَايأِبَةٌ Guests coming time after time. (TA, from a trad.) ― -b4- See نُوبٌ. ― -b5- نَايأِبٌ One who supplies the place of another; who acts in his place or stead, or as his substitute, lieutenant, deputy, factor, or agent: pl. نُوَّابٌ. (Msb.) ― -b6- نَايأِبَةٌ What befalls, betides, or happens, that is afflictive, distressing, difficult, or unfortunate: pl. نَوَايأِبُ and نُوَبٌ; the latter of which is extr.: (TA:) or rather this latter is pl. of نُوبَةٌ, which is syn. with نايأبة, (MF,) a subst. from نَابَهُ أَمْرٌ, (S,) [and therefore signifying an accident, or a casualty, &c.; and as such this pl. is not extr., but analogous:] an evil accident; a misfortune; a disaster; a calamity; an affliction: pl. نَوَايأِبُ: (S:) only signifying what is evil: (Msb:) or, accord. to some, an accident, whether good or evil: ex. Lebeed says, " نَوَايأِبُ مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَشَرٍّ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا الخَيْرُ مَمْدُودٌ وَلَا الشَّرُّ لَازِبُ " [Accidents of a good nature, and of an evil, both of them; and neither is the good prolonged, nor the evil constant]: or what befalls, betides, or happens, to a man, of difficult, arduous, distressing, or afflictive, events, or affairs, and accidents: [a difficulty, or difficult affair] in a trad. respecting Kheyber it is said, قَسَمَهَا نُصْفَيْنِ نُصْفًا لِنَوَايأِبِهِ وَحَاجَاتِهِ وَنُصْفًا بَيْنَ المُسْلِمِينَ [He divided it into two halves; half for his own difficulties, or difficult affairs, and wants, and half among the Muslims]. (TA.)