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عتب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

5 تعتّب عَلَيْهِ ذ : see 1, first sentence. ― -b2- Also He accused him of a crime, an offence, or an injurious action, that he had not committed. (TA.) ― -b3- And you say, لَا يُتَعَتَّبُ بِشَىْءٍ He is not to be reproved, blamed, or censured, with anything [i. e. with any reproof &c.]. (K, * TA.) And لَا يُتَعَتَّبُ عَلَيْهِ فِى شَىْءٍ [ No reproof, blame, or censure, is to be cast upon him in respect of anything ]. (ISk, O, TA.) ― -b4- See also 3. -A2- تعتّب also signifies He kept to, or was constantly at, the عَتَبَة [or threshold ] of the door. (A, TA.) ― -b2- And you say, تَعَتَّبْتُ بَابَهَ: see 1, latter half.

Derived headwords

تعتّب عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
لَا يُتَعَتَّبُ بِشَىْءٍ
لَا يُتَعَتَّبُ عَلَيْهِ فِى شَىْءٍ
تَعَتَّبْتُ بَابَهَ