سحب

سَحَابٌ ذ [termed in the S and K pl. of سَحَابَةٌ, as also سُحُبٌ and سَحَائِبُ,] is, accord. to As, [correctly,] a coll. gen. n., used alike as masc. and fem. and sing. and pl.; (MF, TA;) and سَحَابَةٌ is its n. un.; (MF, Msb, * TA;) and سُحُبٌ is pl. of سَحَابٌ or of سَحَابَةٌ; (L, Msb, * MF, TA;) it may be pl. of either of these; (L, MF, TA;) and سَحَائِبُ is pl. of سَحَابَةٌ absolutely, and of سَحَابٌ when used as fem.: (MF, TA:) it signifies Clouds [or a collection of clouds ]; (S, K, KL, TA, &c.;) and [ clouds ] from which the rain comes: (TA:) so called because drawn along in the air; (Msb, TA;) or because they draw along one another; or because the winds draw them along; (TA;) or because they draw along their fringes. (TA in art. حبو.) One says, مَطَرَتْهُمُ السَّحَابَةُ [ The cloud rained upon them ]. (A.) ― -b2- [Hence,] أَقَمْتُ عِنْدَهُ سَحَابَةَ نَهَارِى (tropical:) I remained at his abode the whole of my day: originally said in relation to a cloudy day; and then proverbially used in relation to any day. (A, TA.) And مَا زِلْتُ أَفْعَلُهُ سَحَابَةَ يَوْمِى (tropical:) I ceased not to do it the whole of my day. (K, * TA.) ― -b3- مَاآءُ السَّحَابِ [properly The water of the clouds ] is a term for (assumed tropical:) wine. (TA in art. جفن.) ― -b4- السَّحَابُ is a name of (assumed tropical:) The Prophet's turban; (Mgh, TA:) it was thus called as being likened to the سحاب of the rain because of its being drawn along in the air. (TA.) ― -b5- Also the name of A sword of Dirar Ibn-El-Khattáb. (K.)