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ناوبهُ , (inf. n. مُنَاوَبَةٌ , TA,) He did [or tock] a thing with him, each taking his turn ?? عاقبه . (K.) ― -b2- نَاوَبْتُهُ , inf. n. مَنَاوَبَةٌ i. q. ?? [q. v., here signifying I shared with him. ?? (Msb.)

أَنَبْتُهُ عَنْهُ . (K,) and ↓ اسْتَنَبْتُهُ , (TA.) I made him to supply his [another's] place to act in him place or stead, or as his substitute, lieutenant, deputy, factor, or agent; (K, Msb;) فِى كَذَا in such an affair. (Msb.) ― -b2- See 1. ― -b3- أَتَانِى فُلَانٌ فَمَا أَنَبْتُ لَهُ Such a one came to me, and I cared not for him, or paid any regard to him. (A.)

تَنَاوَبْنَا الخَطْبَ , and الأَمْرَ , We performed the affair, or business, by turns; or turn after turn. (T.) هُمْ يَتَنَاوبُونَ النَّوْبَةَ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ فِى المَاءِ وَغَيْرِهِ [They took turns in the case of a thing that was between them; in the case of water &c.] (S.) ― -b2- تَنَاوَبُوا عَلَيْهِ They did it by turns; this person doing it one time: and that, another. (Msb.) ― -b3- تَنَاوَبُوا , as also تنازلوا and تطاعموا , They (a people on a journey ate with or of the tent of, [meaning, of the food of.] this man on one occasion of alighting, and another man on another occasion of alighting; each one of them having his tarn to supply the food of one day. (ISh.) ― -b4- تَنَاوَبَوا عَلَى المَاءِ , (K,) or تناوبوا الماءَ , (L,) They shared the water among themselves [by turns] by means of the حَصَاة القَسْمِ , (K,) or المَقْلةُ : (L;) which is a pebble that is put into a vessel: then as much water as will come the pebble is poured into the vessel: this is done by persons on a journey when they have little water; and thus they divide it into shares. (K, arts. قسم and مقل .) ― -b5- المَنَايَا تَتَنَاوَبُنَا Deaths come to us by turns; to each of us in his turn. (TA.)

اـِنْتَوَبَ see 1.

اـِسْتَنْوَبَ see 4.

النَّوْبٌ What is a day's and a night's journey distant from one: (S, K:) what is a night's journey distant is called القَرَبُ : originally in the case of going to water: (S:) or what is three days' journey distant: or what is two leagues ( فَرْسَخَانِ ) distant; or three. (TA.) Lebeed says, اـِحْدَى بَنِى جَعْفَرٍ كَلِفْتُ بِهَا لَمْ تُمْسِ مِنِّى نَوْبًا وَلَا قَرَبَا [I have become enamoured of one of the descendants of Jaafar: she has not become a day's and a night's journey (or three days' journey or two eagues,) distant from me, nor a night's journey distant]. (S.) Or نوب signifies [in these words of the poet] near, so that he might visit her repeatedly; and قرب and نوب are synonymous: (IAar:) or قرب [is used by him to signify that at such a distance] he might come to her once in three days. (AA.) -A2- نَوْبٌ Strength: (K:) as also ↓ نَوْبةٌ : ex. أَصْبَحْتَ لَا نَوْبَةٌ لَكَ Thou hast become without strength: and تَرَكْتُهُ لَا نَوْبٌ لَهُ I left him without strength. (TA.) ― -b2- نَوْبٌ Nearness. (ISk, S, K.) -A3- نَوْبٌ a pl. (or rather a quasi. pl. n., TA) of نَايءِبٌ : (RA, K:) [but in what sense I do not find: app., as the act. part. n. of نَابَ “ it befell, &c. ”]

نُبٌ Bees: pl. of نَايءِبٌ : (S, K:) from نَوْبَةٌ “ a turn that falls to a man at a certain time, ” accord. to As: or so called because they feed and return to their place: (S:) and if so, the sing. is نايءب : (TA:) or so called because they are of a colour inclining to black; (S, from A'Obeyd; or, as in some copies of the S, A'Obeydeh;) or as likened to the nation of negroes called النُّوبَةُ : and if so, the word has no sing. (TA.) See also لُوبٌ . -A2- النُّوبُ (S, K) and ↓ النُّوبَةُ (S) [The Nubians;] a nation of the Negroes [or rather Ethiopians]: (S, K:) or the latter is the name of their country; an extensive country south of Upper Egypt. (K, TA.) ― -b2- ↓ نوبِىٌّ [A Nubian;] an individual of the nation above mentioned. (S.) See لُوبَةٌ . ― -b3- ↓ أَسْوَدُ نُوبِىٌّ : see لُوبِىٌّ .

نَوْبَةٌ A turn which comes to one, or which one takes; the time at which, or during which, anything is, or is to be, done, or had, in succession; an opportunity: (S, * K, MF:) pl. نُوَبٌ , (S,) which is extr. [with respect to analogy.] (TA.) See نَوْبٌ . ― -b2- نَوْبَةٌ and ↓ نِيَابَةٌ A coming to water, &c., one time, or turn, after a former time, or turn. This is the meaning of the words in the following phrases, mentioned [but not explained] in the S and K: جَاءَتْ نَوْبَتُكَ and جاءت نِيَابَتُكَ , Thy time, or turn, to came to water, &c., in succession, has arrived: (TA:) pl. of the former word نُوَبٌ . (S, K.) ― -b3- نَوْبَةٌ An assembly, a company, troop, or congregated body, of men. (K.)

نُوبَةٌ : see نُوبٌ and نَايءِبَةٌ .

نِيَابَةٌ : see نَوْبَهٌ .

خَيْرٌ نَايءِبٌ Abundant good, (K,) that comes again and again [by turns]. (A.) ― -b2- حُمَّى نَايءِبَةٌ A quotidian fever. (S.) ― -b3- نَايءِبَةٌ Guests coming time after time. (TA, from a trad.) ― -b4- See نُوبٌ . ― -b5- نَايءِبٌ One who supplies the place of another; who acts in his place or stead, or as his substitute, lieutenant, deputy, factor, or agent: pl. نُوَّابٌ . (Msb.) ― -b6- نَايءِبَةٌ What befalls, betides, or happens, that is afflictive, distressing, difficult, or unfortunate: pl. نَوَايءِبُ and نُوَبٌ ; the latter of which is extr.: (TA:) or rather this latter is pl. of نُوبَةٌ , which is syn. with نايءبة , (MF,) a subst. from نَابَهُ أَمْرٌ , (S,) [and therefore signifying an accident, or a casualty, &c.; and as such this pl. is not extr., but analogous:] an evil accident; a misfortune; a disaster; a calamity; an affliction: pl. نَوَايءِبُ : (S:) only signifying what is evil: (Msb:) or, accord. to some, an accident, whether good or evil: ex. Lebeed says, نَوَايءِبُ مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَشَرٍّ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا الخَيْرُ مَمْدُودٌ وَلَا الشَّرُّ لَازِبُ [Accidents of a good nature, and of an evil, both of them; and neither is the good prolonged, nor the evil constant]: or what befalls, betides, or happens, to a man, of difficult, arduous, distressing, or afflictive, events, or affairs, and accidents: [a difficulty, or difficult affair] in a trad. respecting Kheyber it is said, قَسَمَهَا نُصْفَيْنِ نُصْفًا لِنَوَايءِبِهِ وَحَاجَاتِهِ وَنُصْفًا بَيْنَ المُسْلِمِينَ [He divided it into two halves; half for his own difficulties, or difficult affairs, and wants, and half among the Muslims]. (TA.)

مَنَابٌ A road to water. (K.) ― -b2- مَنَابٌ (tropical:) i. q. مَرْجِعٌ : ex. اـِلَيْهِ مَنَابِى (tropical:) [To him is my recourse]. (A.)

مُنَابٌ pass. part. n. of 4, A person made to supply another's place; &c. (Msb.) ― -b2- أَمْرُ مُنَابٌ فِيهِ An affair in which a person is made to supply another's place; in which a person is made to act in the place or stead of another person; or as another's substitute. (Msb.) See the verb.

مَنُوبٌ عَنْهُ A person whose place is supplied by another; in whose place or stead, or as whose substitute, another person acts. (Msb.) ― -b2- أَمْرٌ مَنُوبٌ فِيهِ An affair in which a person supplies the place of another; in which a person acts in the place or stead of another, or as another's substitute. (Msb.) See the verb.

مُنِيبٌ , from اناب الى اللّٰه , Repenting, &c. (TA.) ― -b2- مُنِيبٌ act. part. n. of 4, A person making another to supply his or another's place; &c. (Msb.) ― -b3- See the verb. ― -b4- مُنِيبٌ Copious rain: and good rain, of the [rain termed] رَبِيعٌ : (K:) or, accord. to En-Nadr Ibn-Shumeyl, copious rain ( مَطَرٌ جَوْدٌ ) is termed منيب : and you say, أَصَابَنَا رَبِيعُ صِدْقٍ منيبٌ [There fell upon us an excellent, copious rain, of such as is termed ربيع ; meaning] good rain, but inferior to what is termed جود ; but this is an excellent rain if followed by other rain. (TA.)

مُنْتَابٌ act. part. n. of 8. ― -b2- [Coming by turns: &c.] ― -b3- Visiting. (RA.) ― -b4- Doing a thing time after time: doing a thing by turns. (TA.)