تبع

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of following, accompanying, or pursuing someone or something. It extends to concepts of imitation, adherence, and even the idea of a follower or subordinate. The root also encompasses related ideas like catching up, seeking, and the consequences of actions.

Derived headwords

تَبِعَverb

1.
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with himboth
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with him
2.
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)both
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)
3.
singular and pluralboth
singular and plural
4.
he followed him, also with a shaddah on the ba'both
he followed him, also with a shaddah on the ba'

تَبَعٌnoun

1.
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with himboth
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with him
2.
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)both
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)
3.
singular and pluralboth
singular and plural
4.
he followed him, also with a shaddah on the ba'both
he followed him, also with a shaddah on the ba'

إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا — Indeed, we were followers to you —

تِبَاعَةٌnoun

1.
followingboth
The act of following behind someone or going along with them.
2.
consequenceclassical
The outcome or result of an action, often negative.

سُوءَ العَوَاقِبِ وَالتِّبَاعَةَ — the evil consequences and the following (retribution) —

اتَّبَعَverb

1.
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with himboth
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with him
2.
he had preceded him and then caught up with himboth
he had preceded him and then caught up with him
3.
I made the thing follow him, and it followed himboth
I made the thing follow him, and it followed him
4.
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)both
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)

أَتْبَعَverb

1.
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with himboth
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with him
2.
he had preceded him and then caught up with himboth
he had preceded him and then caught up with him
3.
I made the thing follow him, and it followed himboth
I made the thing follow him, and it followed him
4.
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)both
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)

أَتْبَعْتُهُ الشَّيْءَ فَتَبِعَهُ — I made him follow the thing, and he followed it —

تَبِيعٌnoun

1.
followerboth
One who follows, a pursuer, or someone seeking retribution.
2.
debtorclassical
Someone who owes money to another.
3.
calfboth
A young cow in its first year.

ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا بِهِ تَبِيعًا — then you will not find any follower for us against it —

أَتْبَعَ فُلَانٌ بِفُلَانٍ — So-and-so referred to so-and-so —

تَبِيعَةٌnoun

1.
female calfboth
A young female cow in its first year.

تَبَعَةٌnoun

1.
consequenceboth
The outcome or result of an action, often negative; responsibility.

تَتَبَّعَverb

1.
he sought it, he pursued itboth
he sought it, he pursued it

تَتَبَّعْتُ الشَّيْءَ — I sought out the thing —

تَتَبُّعٌnoun

1.
he sought it, he pursued itboth
he sought it, he pursued it

تَابَعَverb

1.
he followed him in such and suchboth
he followed him in such and such
2.
the man perfected his work, meaning he mastered and perfected itboth
the man perfected his work, meaning he mastered and perfected it

تَابَعَ الرَّجُلُ عَمَلَهُ — The man perfected his work —

تَابَعْنَا الأَعْمَالَ فَلَمْ نَجِدْ شَيْئًا أَبْلَغَ فِي طَلَبِ الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الزُّهْدِ فِي الدُّنْيَا — We mastered the deeds and found nothing more effective in seeking the hereafter than asceticism in this world —

تَبَاعَةٌnoun

1.
followingboth
The act of following behind someone or going along with them.
2.
consequenceclassical
The outcome or result of an action, often negative.

تَبَاعًاadverb

1.
successivelyboth
One after another, in succession.

تَبَعٌname

1.
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with himboth
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with him
2.
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)both
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)
3.
singular and pluralboth
singular and plural
4.
he followed him, also with a shaddah on the ba'both
he followed him, also with a shaddah on the ba'

التَّبَابِعَةُ: مُلُوكُ اليَمَنِ، الوَاحِدُ تَبَعٌ — The Tubba'ah: the kings of Yemen, the singular is Tubba' —

تَبَعٌnoun

1.
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with himboth
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with him
2.
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)both
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)
3.
singular and pluralboth
singular and plural
4.
he followed him, also with a shaddah on the ba'both
he followed him, also with a shaddah on the ba'

إِذَا اسْمَأَلَّ التَّبَعُ — when the shadow lengthened —

تَبَعٌnoun

1.
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with himboth
he walked behind him or passed by him and went with him
2.
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)both
meaning 'to follow' (like radifa and ardafa)
3.
singular and pluralboth
singular and plural
4.
he followed him, also with a shaddah on the ba'both
he followed him, also with a shaddah on the ba'

تَابِعَةٌnoun

1.
meaning from the jinnboth
meaning from the jinn

مَعَهُ تَابِعَةٌ — He has an affliction (or a jinn) with him —

اتِّبَاعٌnoun

1.
plural of tabʿboth
plural of tabʿ

الإِتْبَاعُ فِي الكَلَامِ، مِثْلُ حَسَنٍ بِسِنٍّ — Stylistic imitation in speech, like 'hasan bi-sin' —

Parallel reading

تَبِعْتُ القَوْمَ تَبَعًا وَتِبَاعَةً بِالْفَتْحِ، إِذَا مَشَيْتَ خَلْفَهُمْ، أَوْ مَرُّوا بِكَ فَمَضَيْتَ مَعَهُمْ

I followed the people, 'taba'an' and 'tibaa'atan' (with fatha), if you walked behind them, or they passed by you and you went along with them.

وَكَذَلِكَ اتَّبَعْتُهُمْ، وَهُوَ افْتَعَلْتُ

And likewise, I followed them ('ittaba'tuhum'), which is from the pattern 'ifta'altu'.

وَأَتْبَعْتُ القَوْمَ عَلَى أَفْعَلْتُ، إِذَا كَانُوا قَدْ سَبَقُوكَ فَلَحِقْتَهُمْ

And I overtook the people ('atba'tu al-qawma') using the pattern 'af'altu', if they had preceded you and you caught up to them.

وَأَتْبَعْتُ أَيْضًا غَيْرِي

And I also made others follow ('atba'tu')

يُقَالُ أَتْبَعْتُهُ الشَّيْءَ فَتَبِعَهُ

It is said: I made him follow the thing, and he followed it.

قَالَ الأَخْفَشُ: تَبِعْتُهُ وَأَتْبَعْتُهُ بِمَعْنًى، مِثْلُ رَدِفْتُهُ وَأَرْدَفْتُهُ

Al-Akhfash said: 'tabi'tuhu' and 'atba'tuhu' have the same meaning, like 'radiftuhu' and 'ardaftuhu'.

وَمِنْهُ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ}

And from this is His saying, the Almighty: 'Except for one who snatches [a snatch] and is pursued by a flaming projectile.'

وَمِنْهُ الإِتْبَاعُ فِي الكَلَامِ، مِثْلُ حَسَنٍ بِسِنٍّ، وَقَبِيحٍ شَقِيحٍ

And from this is 'al-itba'' in speech, like 'hasan bi-sin' (good with a tooth) and 'qabih shaqih' (ugly with a gap).

وَالتَّبَعُ يَكُونُ وَاحِدًا وَجَمَاعَةً

And 'at-taba'' can be singular or plural.

وَقَالَ أَبُو زَيْدٍ: يُقَالُ تَابَعَ الرَّجُلُ عَمَلَهُ، أَيْ أَتْقَنَهُ وَأَحْكَمَهُ

And Abu Zayd said: It is said that a man perfected ('taba'a') his work, meaning he mastered and finalized it.

وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيِّ: " تَابَعْنَا الأَعْمَالَ فَلَمْ نَجِدْ شَيْئًا أَبْلَغَ فِي طَلَبِ الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الزُّهْدِ فِي الدُّنْيَا "، أَيْ أَحْكَمْنَاهَا وَعَرَفْنَاهَا

And in the hadith of Abu Waqid al-Laythi: 'We mastered ('taba'na') the deeds and found nothing more effective in seeking the hereafter than asceticism in this world,' meaning we mastered and knew them.

وَتَتَبَّعْتُ الشَّيْءَ تَتَبُّعًا، أَيْ طَلَبْتُهُ مُتَتَبِّعًا لَهُ

And I sought out ('tatabba'tu') the thing, meaning I sought it out, following it.

وَقَوْلُ القُطَامِيِّ: وَخَيْرُ الأَمْرِ مَا اسْتَقْبَلْتَ مِنْهُ * وَلَيْسَ بِأَنْ تَتَبَّعَهُ اتِّبَاعَا *

And the saying of Al-Qutami: 'And the best of matters is what you face forward from it * And not by you following it, following.'

وَالتَّبَاعَةُ مِثْلُ التَّبِعَةِ

And 'at-tabaa'ah' is like 'at-taba'ah'.

وَالتَّبِيعُ: الَّذِي لَكَ عَلَيْهِ مَالٌ

And 'at-tabee'' is: the one to whom you have a debt.

وَقَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا بِهِ تَبِيعًا}

And His saying, the Almighty: 'then you will not find for yourselves against us any follower for it.'

وَالتَّبِيعُ: وَلَدُ البَقَرَةِ فِي أَوَّلِ سَنَةٍ، وَالأُنْثَى تَبِيعَةٌ

And 'at-tabee'' is: the calf of a cow in its first year, and the female is 'tabee'ah'.

وَقَوْلُهُمْ: مَعَهُ تَابِعَةٌ، أَيْ مِنَ الجِنِّ

And their saying: 'He has a 'tabi'ah' with him,' meaning from the jinn.

وَالتَّبَابِعَةُ: مُلُوكُ اليَمَنِ، الوَاحِدُ تَبَعٌ

And 'at-tabaabi'ah' are: the kings of Yemen, the singular is 'taba''.

وَالتَّبَعُ أَيْضًا: الظِّلُّ

And 'at-taba'' also means: the shadow.

وَالتَّبَعُ أَيْضًا: ضَرْبٌ مِنَ الطَّيْرِ

And 'at-taba'' also means: a type of bird.