توب

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of returning, repentance, and forgiveness. It encompasses returning to God from sin, God's acceptance of repentance, and the act of returning in a general sense. It also extends to related concepts like a chest or ark and names derived from the root.

Derived headwords

تَابَ إِلَى اللهِverb

1.
to repent to Godboth
To turn back to God from sin and disobedience, seeking His forgiveness and mercy.

تَوْبًاnoun

1.
repentanceboth
The act of repenting or returning to God.

تَوْبَةًnoun

1.
repentanceboth
The act of returning to God from sin; a turning back to obedience.
2.
acceptance of repentanceclassical
God's acceptance of a person's repentance and turning back to Him.

مَتَابًاnoun

1.
returnclassical
A place or means of return; often used in the context of returning to God.

تَابَةًnoun

1.
repentanceclassical
A rare form of the noun meaning repentance or a return.

تَتَوُّبَةًnoun

1.
repentanceclassical
An unusual form of the noun for repentance, cited from Sibawayh's book.

تَائِبٌadjective

1.
repentantboth
One who repents; one who has returned to God from sin.

تَوَّابٌadjective

1.
oft-returningboth
One who frequently repents or returns to God; God who frequently accepts repentance.

تَوْبَةُname

1.
Tawbahboth
A proper name, also the name of a chapter in the Quran (Surah At-Tawbah).

التَّائِبُ الأَنْطَاكِيُّname

1.
Al-Tā'ib Al-Antākiclassical
A cognomen for Ahmad bin Ya'qub Al-Antāki, a prominent early Quran reciter.

الشَّابُّ التَّائِبُname

1.
Al-Shābb Al-Tā'ibclassical
A cognomen for Ahmad bin 'Umar bin Ahmad bin 'Isa, a later scholar who narrated hadith and preached.

عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي التَّائِبِname

1.
'Abd Allah bin Abi Al-Tā'ibclassical
A late hadith narrator, known for his longevity and extensive narrations.

تَوْبَةُ البَاهِلِيُّname

1.
Tawbah Al-Bāhilīclassical
A Basran Tabi'i (successor to the companions) from the Banu Bahilah tribe.

تَلُّ تَوْبَةٍother

1.
Tal Tawbahclassical
A village near Mosul in the land of Nineveh, associated with a shrine and the story of Jonah's people repenting.

اسْتَتَابَهُverb

1.
to ask to repentboth
To ask someone to repent or return from their sin or error.
2.
to offer repentanceboth
To present the opportunity for repentance to someone, especially to an apostate.

التَّابُوتُnoun

1.
arkboth
The chest containing sacred relics, particularly the Ark of the Covenant.
2.
coffinboth
A chest or box, often used for burial.
3.
rib cageclassical
The structure of ribs enclosing the heart and lungs.

Parallel reading

تاب إلى الله تعالى من كذا، وعن كذا

He repented to God Almighty from such-and-such and turned away from such-and-such.

قال الشاعر: تبت إليك فتقبل توبتي وصمت ربي فتقبل صمتي

The poet said: 'I repented to You, so accept my repentance, and I fasted, my Lord, so accept my fasting.'

أناب ورجع عن المعصية إلى الطاعة

He turned back and returned from disobedience to obedience.

وهو تائب، وتواب: كثير التوبة والرجوع

And he is repentant, and oft-returning: frequent in repentance and returning.

غافر الذنب وقابل التوب

The Forgiver of sin and the Acceptor of repentance.

تاب الله عليه أي عاد بالمغفرة أو وفقه للتوبة أو رجع به من التشديد إلى التخفيف، أو رجع عليه بفضله وقبوله

God turned to him with forgiveness, or guided him to repentance, or turned him from severity to leniency, or turned back to him with His favor and acceptance.

وهو أي الله تعالى تواب، يتوب على عباده بفضله إذا تاب إليه من ذنبه

And He, meaning God Almighty, is Oft-Returning, He turns to His servants with His favor when they turn to Him from their sin.

والشهاب أحمد بن عمر بن أحمد بن عيسى الشاب التائب، حدث ووعظ

And Al-Shihab Ahmad bin 'Umar bin Ahmad bin 'Isa, the repentant youth, narrated hadith and preached.

وتوبة اسم، منهم توبة الباهلي العنبري بصري من التابعين، وغيره

And Tawbah is a name; among them is Tawbah Al-Bāhilī Al-'Anbarī, a Basran from the Successors, and others.

وتل توبة: قرية قرب الموصل بأرض نينوى، فيه مشهد يزار

And Tal Tawbah: a village near Mosul in the land of Nineveh, where there is a visited shrine.

استتابه: عرض عليه التوبة مما اقترف، أي الرجوع والندم على ما فرط منه

He asked him to repent: he offered him repentance for what he had committed, meaning returning and regretting what he had missed.

والمرتد يستتاب

And the apostate is asked to repent.

استتابه أيضا: سأله أن يتوب

He also asked him to repent: he asked him to repent.

التابوت: هو الصندوق

The ark/chest: it is the box.

أصله تأبوة كترقوة

Its origin is tā'būwah like tarqwāh.

سكنت الواو فانقلبت هاء التأنيث تاء

The waw became quiescent, and the feminine ha' was transformed into a ta'.

فلغة قريش بالتاء ولغة الأنصار التابوه، بالهاء

So the dialect of Quraysh is with a ta', and the dialect of the Ansar is Al-Tābūh, with a ha'.

والوقف عليها بالتاء في أكثر اللغات، ومن وقف عليها بالهاء، فإنه أبدلها من التاء

And the pause upon it is with a ta' in most languages, and whoever pauses upon it with a ha', he has substituted it for the ta'.

والتابوت بالتاء قراءة الناس جميعا

And Al-Tābūt with a ta' is the recitation of all people.