نوب

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of succession, taking turns, and coming and going. It extends to encompass the idea of something arriving or happening, including misfortunes, and also refers to specific groups of people and insects.

Derived headwords

نابَverb

1.
He acted on his behalf, acting as a substitute: he took his place.both
He acted on his behalf, acting as a substitute: he took his place.

ينوبverb

1.
acting on behalf ofboth
Present tense of 'to act on behalf of', indicating ongoing or habitual substitution.
2.
comingboth
Present tense of 'to come', indicating ongoing or habitual arrival.
3.
befallingboth
Present tense of 'to befall', indicating something happening or afflicting.

مناباnoun

1.
placeboth
A position or place taken by someone acting on behalf of another.

انتابverb

1.
like 'āba' (returned)both
like 'āba' (returned)

انتياباnoun

1.
repeated visitsboth
The act of visiting repeatedly or coming one time after another.
2.
coming by nightclassical
The act of coming by night, derived from the root 'to return'.

النوبةnoun

1.
And al-Nawba and al-Niyāba have the same meaning.both
And al-Nawba and al-Niyāba have the same meaning.

نيابةnoun

1.
representationboth
The act of acting on behalf of someone or substituting for them.
2.
turnboth
A turn or period of duty, similar to 'nawbah'.

يتناوبونverb

1.
And they take turns in their turn for water and other things.both
And they take turns in their turn for water and other things.

النائبةnoun

1.
And al-Nāʾiba: the calamity, one of the misfortunes of time.both
And al-Nāʾiba: the calamity, one of the misfortunes of time.

النوبnoun

1.
with kasra, the opposite of its outer layerboth
with kasra, the opposite of its outer layer

نوبىadjective

1.
Nubianboth
Pertaining to the Nubian people or region.

نائبnoun

1.
substituteboth
One who acts on behalf of another.
2.
beeclassical
A bee, used collectively.

الحمى النائبةnoun

1.
recurring feverboth
A fever that comes every day.

Parallel reading

ناب عني فلان ينوب منابا، أي قام مقامي.

So-and-so acted on my behalf, taking my place.

وانتاب فلان القوم انتيابا، أي أتاهم مرة بعد أخرى.

So-and-so visited the people repeatedly, meaning he came to them one time after another.

وهو افتعال من النوبة.

And it is an 'ifti'al' form from 'al-nawbah'.

وأناب إلى الله، أي أقبل وتاب.

And he turned to God, meaning he accepted and repented.

تقول: جاءت نوبتك ونيابتك.

You say: Your turn has come, and your representation.

وهم يتناوبون النوبة فيما بينهم، في الماء وغيره.

And they take turns among themselves, in water and other things.

والنائبة، المصيبة، واحدة نوائب الدهر.

And 'al-nā'ibah' is the misfortune, the singular of the calamities of time.

والنوب والنوبة أيضا: جيل من السودان، الواحد نوبى.

And 'al-Nūb' and 'al-Nawbah' also refer to a people of the Sudan, the singular is 'Nūbī'.

والنوب أيضا: النحل، وهو جمع نائب، مثل غائط وعوط، وفاره وفره، لانها ترعى وتنوب إلى مكانها.

And 'al-Nūb' also refers to bees, and it is a plural of 'nā'ib', like 'ghā'iṭ' and 'awṭ', and 'fārih' and 'farah', because they graze and return to their place.

سميت نوبا لانها تضرب إلى السواد.

They were named 'Nūb' because they tend towards blackness.

إذا لسعته الدبر لم يرج لسعها * وحالفها في بيت نوب عوامل

If the beetle stings him, he does not expect its sting, * And he coexists with it in the house of dark-skinned, working women.

النوب بالفتح: القرب، خلاف البعد.

'Al-Nawb' with the fatha means nearness, the opposite of distance.

أرقت لذكره من غير نوب * كما يهتاج موشي قشيب

I was kept awake by the mention of him, not from a distance, * As a newly-dyed garment is stirred.

والقرب ما كان منك مسيرة ليلة، وأصله في الورد.

And 'al-qurb' is what is a night's journey from you, and its origin is in watering.

لم تمس مني نوبا ولا قربا

She was not near to me, neither close nor far.

والحمى النائبة: التى تأتى كل يوم.

And 'al-ḥimmā al-nā'ibah' is that which comes every day.