قبس

قَابِسٌ ذ [act. part. n. of 1; Taking fire; a taker of fire; &c. Hence the saying,] مَا أَنْتَ اـِلَّا كالقَابِسِ العَجْلَانِ [ Thou art none other than like the hasty taker of fire ]. (A.) ― -b2- [(assumed tropical:) Acquiring, or learning, knowledge; an acquirer, or a learner, of knowledge. ] -A2- Seeking, or a seeker of, fire: pl. أَقْبَاسٌ; its only broken pl. (TA.) ― -b2- (assumed tropical:) Seeking, or a seeker of, knowledge; as also ↓ مُقْتَبِسٌ. (TA.) ― -b3- القَوَابِسُ [pl. of القَابِسُ, like as الفَوَارِسُ is pl. of الفَارِسُ,] (assumed tropical:) Those who teach men what is good. (TA.)