صب

صَبٌّ ذ is an inf. n. [and is] used [as an epithet] in the sense of the measure فَاعِلٌ, or of the measure مَفْعُولٌ: (TA:) [thus it is used as an epithet] applied to water, [meaning Pouring out or forth, or poured out or forth, ] like as are سَكْبٌ and غَوْرٌ: (S, TA: [see also صَابٌّ and صَبِيبٌ:]) and hence, in 'Alee's description of Aboo-Bekr, when he died, كُنْتَ عَلَى الكَافِرِينَ عَذَابًا صَبًّا (assumed tropical:) [ Thou wast, against, or upon, the unbelievers, a punishment pouring forth, or poured forth ]. (TA.) ― -b2- And [hence, app.,] one says, ضَرَبَهُ ضَرْبًا صَبًّا, meaning (assumed tropical:) He smote him with the edge of the sword [as though with a smiting pouring down, or poured down ]; as also حَدْرً. (IAar, L, TA.) ― -b3- One says also, ضَرَبَهُ مِائِةً فَصَبًّا, (TA,) or أَخَذَ مِائَةً فَصَبًّا, (A,) meaning, (tropical:) [ He smote him with a hundred blows, or he took a hundred, ] and less than that, i. e. فَدُونَ ذٰلِكَ, (TA,) contr. of فَصَاعِدًا; (A;) or and more [than that], or above [that], i. e. like فَصَاعِدًا, (A, TA,) i. e. مَا فَوْقَ ذٰلِكَ. (TA.) ― -b4- And عَلَيْهِ البَلَاآءُ ↓ صُبَّ, مِنْ صَبٍّ, meaning (tropical:) [ Trial, or affliction, was poured upon him ] from above. (A, TA.) -A2- Also, applied to a man, Affected with excessive love, or with attachment, or admiring love, (IAar, S, A, * TA,) and desire: (S:) or with desire: (M, A, * K:) or with tenderness of desire, (S, * M, A, * K,) and ardour thereof: (S: * [see صَبَّ:]) or with tenderness of love. (M, K.) One says, هُوَ صَبٌّ بِهَا (and اـِلَيْهَا (see صَبَّ)] He is affected with excessive love of her; &c.: (A:) fem. صَبَّةٌ: (M, K:) dual masc. صَبَّانِ, pl. masc. صَبُّونَ; dual. fem. صَبَّتَانِ, pl. fem. صَبَّاتٌ: thus accord. to those who hold رَجُلٌ صَبٌّ to be similar to رَجُلٌ فَهِمٌ and حَذِرٌ, originally صَبِبٌ: (TA:) [hence it appears that some hold صَبٌّ to be originally an inf. n., and therefore use it as an epithet in its original form, without regard to gender or number: but] accord. to Sb, صَبٌّ is [originally] of the measure فَعِلٌ, because you say صَبِبْتُ صَبَابَةً, like as you say قَنِعْتُ قَنَاعَةً. (M.) See also 1, last sentence.