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صَبَأَ , (S, M, K,) aor. صَبَاَ , (M, K,) inf. n. صُبُوْءٌ , (S, M, K, [in the last of which it is implied that this verb in all its senses except the last has صَبْءٌ also for an inf. n., and likewise صَبُوءَ as a syn. form, but this I do not find authorized by any other lexicon,]) said of the tush (S, M, K) of a camel (S, M) and of a cloven-hoofed animal and of a solid-hoofed animal, (M,) and said of a cloven hoof, (K, [but this, I doubt not, is a mistake, for in the place of صَبَأَ الظِّلْفُ والنَّابُ , the reading in the K, I find in the M صَبَأَ نَابُ الظِّلْفِ وَالخُفِّ وَالحَافِرِ , and the like in the L,]) It grew forth; (M, K;) or its point, or extremity, grew forth: (S:) and accord. to the K, it appears that ↓ اصبأ signifies the same; but this is not the case. (TA.) And صَبَأَت said of the ثَنِيَّة [i. e. a central incisor] of a boy, It grew forth. (S.) ― -b2- Also, said of a star, (M, K,) and of the moon, (M,) It rose; and so ↓ اصبأ : (M, K:) or تَصْبَأَ النُّجُومُ the stars come forth from their places of rising: (AO, S:) or صَبَأَتِ النُّجُومُ the stars appeared: (TA:) and النَّجْمُ ↓ اصبأ the Pleiades [antonomastically called النجم ] rose. (S.) ― -b3- [Hence,] صَبَأَ , (S, M, K,) or صَبَأَ مِنْ دِينِهِ اـِلَى دِينٍ ا=خَرَ , (AO, S, Msb, *) aor. صَبَاَ , (M, Msb, K,) inf. n. صُبُوْءٌ (S, M, K) and صَبْءٌ ; and صَبُوءَ , (M, K,) aor. صَبُاَ , (TA,) inf. n. صُبُوْءَةٌ ; (CK [but not in the TA nor in my MS. copy of the K];) (assumed tropical:) He departed from his religion to another religion; (S, M, Msb, K;) like as the stars come forth from their place of rising. (AO, S.) And صَبَأَ , (S,) or صَبَأَ فِى دِينِهِ , aor. صَبَاَ , inf. n. صُبُوْءٌ , (T, TA,) He was, or became, a صَابِيء [or Sabian]. (T, S, TA. [See صَابِيءٌ , below.]) ― -b4- And صَبَأَ عَلَيْهِمْ , (S, M,) aor. صَبَاَ , (S,) inf. n. صَبْءٌ and صُبُوْءٌ , He came forth upon them; (S, M;) as also ↓ اصبأ : (M:) and accord. to IAar, صَبَأَ عَلَيْهِ he came forth, or went forth, upon him, or against him: and he inclined against him with enmity: (TA:) or he came, or came forth, upon him unexpectedly: whence, he says, the word صُبًّا in the saying of the Prophet, لَتَعُودُونَّ فِيهَا أَسَاوِدَ صُبًّا , [which see in art. صب ,] the said word being of the measure فُعَّلًا , [originally صُبَّأً ,] and the ء being suppressed: (L in art. صب :) and ↓ أَصْبَأَهُمْ signifies he came upon them suddenly, not having knowledge of their place. (K.) -A2- One says also, صَبَأَ عَلَيْهِمُ العَدُوَّ , (M, * K,) aor. صَبَاَ , inf. n. صَبْءٌ ; (M;) as also صَبَعَ ; (TA;) He guided to them (M, K) the enemy: (K:) mentioned by IAar, from AZ. (TA.) ― -b2- And قُدِّمَ ↓ اـِلَيْهِ طَعَامٌ فَمَا صَبَأَ وَلَا أَصْبَأَ Food was presented to him, and he did not put (M, K *) his hand (M) or his finger ( اـِصْبَعَهُ K) into it, or upon it: (M,) K: [see also صَبَعَ :]) mentioned by IAar. (M.) And صَبَأَ فِى الطَّعَامِ , aor. صَبُاَ , He [app. a camel] put his head into the food: as also صَبَغَ . (O in art. صبغ .) And صَبَأَتْ فِيهَا رَأْسَهَا [or فِيهِ , She put her head into it]; like صَبَغَتْ . (TA in that art.)