نوب

نُبٌ ذ Bees: pl. of نَائِبٌ: (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 نائب: (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.