وظب

1 وَظَبَ عَلَى شَىْءٍ ذ , (aor. يَظِبُ, K,) inf. n. وُظُوبٌ, (and وَظْبٌ, Msb,) He continued, to do a thing; persevered in it: (Lth, Lh, S, K:) or, (as also وَظَبَهُ, aor. and inf. n. as above, TA,) i. q. ↓ وَاظَبَ, [which is the more common,] inf. n. مُوَاظَبَهٌ, he kept, attended, or applied himself, constantly, perseveringly, or assiduously, to a thing; he was, or became, intent upon it; (AZ, Lh, S, K;) ↓ واظب is said to be sometimes trans. without a preposition, like لَازَمَ; but Es-Saad denies this. (TA.) ― -b2- وُظِبَتِ الرَّوْضَةُ The meadow was incessantly pastured on, [ so that it became destitute of herbage ]. (TA.) See the pass. part. n. ― -b3- فُلَانٌ يُوظَبُ عَلَيْهِ, and ↓ عَلَيْهِ ↓ يُوَاظَبُ, [ Such a one is deprived of his property ( his camels &c. ) by successive misfortunes ]. (TA, [but for يوظب is there written يظب.]) See the pass. part. n. -A2- وَظَبَ, inf. n. وَظْبٌ, He trod; trod upon; trod under foot; trampled upon. (K, TA.)