نقب

3 نَاقَبْتُهُ ذ , inf. n. نِقَابٌ; as also لَقِيتُهُ; I met him face to face: or without appointment, (K,) and unintentionally: (TA:) or unexpectedly. (S.) نقابًا is in the accus. case as an inf. n.; or as a word descriptive of state. (TA.) ― -b2- وَرَدْتُ المَاءَ نِقَابًا, (S,) or لَقِيتُ الماء نقابا, (K,) I came upon the water unexpectedly, without seeking for it. (S, K.)