تبع

Root entry · 35 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of following, pursuing, or accompanying someone or something. It extends to concepts of succession, imitation, seeking, and the consequences or repercussions of actions.

Derived headwords

تَبِعَverb

1.
to followboth
To walk or move behind someone or something; to pursue.
2.
to adhere toboth
To follow a path, principle, or teaching.

تَبَعًاnoun

1.
followingboth
The act of following or pursuing.
2.
following behindclassical
Walking behind someone or something.

تُبُوعًاnoun

1.
followingclassical
The act of following or pursuing.

اتَّبَعَverb

1.
to followboth
To follow someone or something, often with the intention of catching up or understanding.
2.
to pursueboth
To chase or seek after something.
3.
to adoptboth
To follow a belief, practice, or path.

أَتْبَعَverb

1.
to make followboth
To cause someone or something to follow; to attach.
2.
to catch up toboth
To overtake or reach someone who has preceded you.

تَتَبَّعَverb

1.
to trackboth
To follow closely and carefully, often to discover or investigate.
2.
to traceboth
To follow the course or development of something.
3.
to seek outboth
To search for and find something, often by careful investigation.

تَتَبُّعًاnoun

1.
trackingboth
The act of following closely and carefully.
2.
investigationboth
A thorough search or examination.

تَابَعَverb

1.
to follow consecutivelyboth
To do something one after another without interruption.
2.
to continueboth
To keep doing something or to make something continue.
3.
to assistboth
To support or help someone in an endeavor.

مُتَابَعَةًnoun

1.
following consecutivelyboth
The act of doing things one after another.
2.
continuationboth
The act of continuing something.
3.
pursuitboth
The act of chasing or following.

تِبَاعًاnoun

1.
consecutivelyboth
One after another; in succession.
2.
followingclassical
The act of following.

اسْتَتْبَعَverb

1.
to request to followboth
To ask or invite someone to follow.
2.
to make followboth
To cause someone or something to follow.

التَّابِعُnoun

1.
followerboth
One who follows another.
2.
discipleboth
A follower of a teacher or doctrine.
3.
dependentboth
Someone who relies on another for support.
4.
demonboth
A jinn that follows or haunts a person.

تَبَعٌnoun

1.
followersboth
A group of people who follow someone.
2.
followingclassical
The act of following.

أَتْبَاعٌnoun

1.
followersboth
A group of followers or disciples.

التَّبِعَةُnoun

1.
consequenceboth
The result or effect of an action or condition.
2.
responsibilityboth
The state of being accountable for something.
3.
repercussionboth
An unintended consequence that may hinder or destroy.
4.
claimclassical
A demand for something owed.

تِبَاعَةٌnoun

1.
consequenceclassical
The result or effect of an action.
2.
repercussionclassical
An unintended consequence.

تَبِيعٌnoun

1.
young bullboth
A young bull, typically one year old.
2.
debtorclassical
Someone who owes money.
3.
followerclassical
One who follows or pursues.

أَتْبِعَةٌnoun

1.
young bullsboth
Plural of تبيع (young bull).

مُتْبِعٌadjective

1.
followedboth
Having a young animal following it.

مُتَّبَعٌadjective

1.
followedboth
One that is followed or pursued.

تَابِعَةٌnoun

1.
jinnboth
A female jinn that follows or haunts a person.
2.
consequenceclassical
A significant or troublesome consequence.

تَبِيعَةٌnoun

1.
debtorclassical
A female debtor.

تَبَعُ نِسَاءٍnoun

1.
womanizerclassical
A man who pursues or frequents women.

تَبِيعُ المَرْأَةِnoun

1.
her friendclassical
A woman's close male friend or companion.

تَبَعُ ضَلَّةٍnoun

1.
worthless personclassical
A person who is misguided or has no good qualities.

تَبِيعٌ (النَّصِيرُ)noun

1.
helperclassical
One who helps or supports.

تَبِيعٌ (الغَرِيمُ)noun

1.
creditorclassical
One to whom a debt is owed.

تَبِعَ الرَّجُلُ بِالرَّجُلِverb

1.
to transfer debtclassical
To transfer a debt or obligation to another person.

أَتْبَعَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِverb

1.
to transfer debtclassical
To transfer a debt or obligation to another person.

تَبِيعٌ (المُطَالِبُ)noun

1.
pursuerclassical
One who pursues or demands something.

تَبِيعًاnoun

1.
pursuerclassical
One who pursues or demands something.

تَبِعَ بِالمَعْرُوفِverb

1.
to pursue justlyclassical
To pursue a claim or right in a fair and proper manner.

تَبِعَةٌ (ظُلَامَةٌ)noun

1.
grievanceclassical
A wrong or injustice that one feels aggrieved by.

تَبَاعَةٌ (إِثْمٌ)noun

1.
sinclassical
An act that is regarded as a transgression against divine law.

تَبِعَ الفَرَسُ لِجَامَهَاverb

1.
to follow its bitclassical
A proverb meaning to accept guidance or control.

Parallel reading

تبع الشيء تبعا وتباعا في الأفعال وتبعت الشيء تبوعا: سرت في إثره

To follow something 'tab'an' and 'tiba'an' in actions, and to follow something 'tubuu'an': to walk in its tracks.

واتبعه وأتبعه وتتبعه قفاه وتطلبه متبعا له وكذلك تتبعه وتتبعته تتبعا

And he followed him, and he made him follow, and he tracked him, pursuing him and seeking him out, following him, and likewise he tracked him and I tracked him thoroughly.

وضع الاتباع موضع التتبع مجازا

The use of 'al-ittibaa'' in place of 'al-tatabbu'' is metaphorical.

وتبعت القوم تبعا وتباعة، بالفتح، إذا مشيت خلفهم أو مروا بك فمضيت معهم

And you follow a people 'tab'an' and 'tiba'atan' (with fatha) if you walk behind them or if they pass you and you go with them.

والتباعة: مثل التبعة والتبعة

And 'al-tabaa'ah': is like 'al-tabi'ah' and 'al-tabi'ah'.

وأتبعه الشيء: جعله له تابعا

And 'atba'a' something: to make it a follower for him.

وفي التنزيل في صفة ذي القرنين: ثم أتبع سببا* ، بتشديد التاء، ومعناها تبع

And in the Revelation, describing Dhul-Qarnayn: 'Then he followed a way' (with shadda on the taa'), and its meaning is 'tabi'a'.

واستتبعه: طلب إليه أن يتبعه

And 'istatba'ahu': he asked him to follow him.

والتابع: التالي، والجمع تبع وتباع وتبعة

And 'al-taabi'': the one who follows. The plural is 'taba'', 'tiba'' and 'taba'ah'.

وقوله عز وجل: إنا كنا لكم تبعا* ، يكون اسما لجمع تابع ويكون مصدرا أي ذوي تبع، ويجمع على أتباع

And His saying, Exalted is He: 'Indeed, we were followers for you', it can be a noun for a جمع of 'taabi'' and it can be a masdar, meaning possessors of following, and it is pluralized as 'atbaa''.

وتبعت الشيء وأتبعته: مثل ردفته وأردفته

And 'tabi'tu' something and 'atba'tuhu': is like 'radiftuhu' and 'ardaftuhu'.

إلا من خطف الخطفة فأتبعه شهاب ثاقب

Except for one who snatches [something] quickly, and a piercing flame follows him.

واتبع القرآن: ائتم به وعمل بما فيه

And 'ittaba'a al-Qur'an': to believe in it and act according to what is in it.

فاتبعوا القرآن ولا يتبعنكم القرآن

So follow the Qur'an, and let not the Qur'an follow you.

أو التابعين غير أولي الإربة ؛ فسره ثعلب فقال: هم أتباع الزوج ممن يخدمه

Or 'al-taabi'iina ghayri uli al-irbah'; Tha'lab explained it, saying: they are the followers of the husband from those who serve him.

وكنت تبيعا لطلحة بن عبيد الله أي خادما

And I was a 'tabi'' to Talhah ibn 'Ubayd Allah, meaning a servant.

وتابع بين الأمور متابعة وتباعا: واتر ووالى

And 'taaba'a' between matters 'mutaaba'atan' and 'tiba'an': he did them consecutively and successively.

وتتابعت الأشياء: تبع بعضها بعضا

And things 'tataaba'at': some of them followed others.

والتابعة: الرئي من الجن، ألحقوه الهاء للمبالغة أو لتشنيع الأمر أو على إرادة الداهية

And 'al-taabi'ah': is the jinn, they added the haa' for exaggeration or to emphasize the matter or with the intention of a calamity.

والتابع: جني يتبع المرأة يحبها

And 'al-taabi'': is a jinn that follows a woman whom he loves.

والتبيع: الفحل من ولد البقر لأنه يتبع أمه

And 'al-tabi'': is the male from cattle because it follows its mother.

أن يأخذ من كل ثلاثين من البقر تبيعا، ومن كل أربعين مسنة

To take from every thirty cows a 'tabi'' (young bull), and from every forty a 'musinnah' (mature female).

وبقرة متبع: ذات تبيع

And a cow 'mutba''ah': is one that has a young calf.

وتبيع المرأة: صديقها، والجمع تبعاء

And 'tabi' al-mar'ah': her friend. The plural is 'tiba'aa''.

وهو تبع نساء، والجمع أتباع، وتبع نساء

And he is 'taba' nisaa'', and the plural is 'atbaa'', and 'taba' nisaa''.

والتبيع: النصير

And 'al-tabi'': the helper.

والتبيع: الذي لك عليه مال

And 'al-tabi'': is the one to whom you owe money.

وإذا أتبع أحدكم على مليء فليتبع

And if one of you is transferred [a debt] to a solvent person, then let him accept the transfer.

فقلت: أتبعك على أبي بن كعب أي أسند قراءتك ممن أخذتها وأحل على من سمعتها منه

So I said: 'I follow you on the authority of Ubayy ibn Ka'b', meaning: attribute your recitation to whom you took it from and transfer it to whom you heard it from.

يقال للذي له عليك مال يتابعك به أي يطالبك به: تبيع

It is said to the one who has money owed to you, who pursues you for it, meaning demands it from you: 'tabi''.

ما المال الذي ليس فيه تبعة من طالب ولا ضيف؟

What is the wealth that has no 'tabi'ah' from a claimant or a guest?

والتبع: الذي يتبعك بحق يطالبك به وهو الذي يتبع الغريم بما أحيل عليه

And 'al-taba'': is the one who follows you with a right, demanding it from you, and he is the one who follows the debtor for what he has been transferred to.

فيغرقكم بما كفرتم ثم لا تجدوا لكم علينا به تبيعا

And He drowns you because you disbelieved, then you will not find for yourselves against Us any 'tabi'' (pursuer or avenger).

فاتباع بالمعروف وأداء إليه بإحسان

Then pursuit in kindness and performance to him in kindness.

والتبعة والتباعة: ما اتبعت به صاحبك من ظلامة ونحوها

And 'al-tabi'ah' and 'al-tabaa'ah': is what you follow your companion with from a grievance or the like.

ما عليه من الله في هذا تبعة ولا تباعة

He has no 'tabi'ah' or 'tabaa'ah' from God in this matter.

أتبع الفرس لجامها، يضرب مثلا للرجل يؤمر برد الصنيعة وإتمام الحاجة

'The horse follows its bridle', it is a proverb used for a man who is ordered to return a favor and complete a need.