Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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نبق نبل نبه


نَبْلٌ

نَبْلٌ Arrows: (M:) or Arabian arrows: (T, Ṣ, Mgh, Mṣb, Ḳ:) for the sing. they say سَهْمٌ. (T.)


نُبْلٌ

نُبْلٌ Sharpness, acuteness, or sagacity; syn. ذَكَآءٌ: and generosity, or nobility; syn. نَجَابَةٌ. (Ḳ.)

Root: نبل - Entry: نُبْلٌ Signification: A2

نُبْلٌ Excellence; (T, M;) syn. نَجَابَةٌ; and also ذَكَآءٌ. (M.) [Ex.],

* كَفَى المَرْءَ نُبَلًا أَنْ تُعَدَّ مَعَايِبُهْ *

(MF, art. حبر.)


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