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نبو

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to seeking high status, prominence, and leadership. It also encompasses geographical locations, specifically a sandy area and a place name.

Derived headwords

النَّبَاوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Seeking high statusclassical

    The act of seeking honor, leadership, and advancement.

نَبِيّname
  1. 1.
    Sandy place nameclassical

    A sandy area located east of the lands of 'Abd Allah ibn Kilab, near Dhariyya.

نَبْوَانname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A location mentioned in poetry, associated with a dwelling place.

Parallel reading

سقى بطن العقيق إلى أفاق ففاثور إلى البيت الكثيب فروى قلة الأوجال وبلا ففلجا فالنبي فذا كريب
He watered the valley of al-'Aqiq to Afaq, then Fathur, then the dense house, and it quenched the thirst of the people and flowed into Falaja, then al-Nabi, and that is a close place.
النَّبَاوَة: طلب الشرف والرياسة والتقدم؛ ومنه قول قتادة في حميد بن هلال: ما بالبصرة أعلم منه غير أن النباوة، أضرت به.
Al-Nabawah: seeking honor, leadership, and advancement; and from this is the saying of Qatadah about Humayd ibn Hilal: 'There is no one in Basra more knowledgeable than him, except that seeking prominence harmed him.'
ونبي، كسمي: رمل قرب ضرية شرقي بلاد عبد اللها بن كلاب؛ عن نصر.
And Nabi, like Summi: sand dunes near Dhariyya, east of the lands of 'Abd Allah ibn Kilab; according to Nasr.
وذو نبوان: موضع في قول أبي صخر الهذلي: ولها بذي نبوان منزلة قفر سوى الأرواح والرهم
And Dhu Nabwan: a place, in the saying of Abu Sakhr al-Hudhali: 'And for her, in Dhu Nabwan, is a desolate dwelling place, save for the spirits and the rain.'