Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

مَا نَبِهَ لَهُ He did not know it; or know, or have knowledge, of it; was not cognizant of it; or did not understand it. (Ḳ.)

نَبِهَ لِلأَمْرِ His attention became roused to the thing, or affair, after he had forgotten it. (AZ, Ṣ.)

مَا نَبِهْتُ لَهُ: see مَا أَبِهْتُ لَهُ.

نَبَهَ عَلَيْهِمْ: see نَبَأَ عَلَيهِمْ.

نَبُهَ He was, or became, eminent, celebrated, or well known. (Ṣ, Ḳ,* TA.)

نَبَّهَهُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ He made him acquainted with the thing; informed him of it; gave him notice of it; notified it to him. (Ṣ.)

نَبَّهَهُ لِلْأَمْرِ ‡ [He roused his attention to the thing, or affair]. (TA in art. يقظ.)

نَبَّهَهُ ‡ [He roused him from heedlessness or inadvertence: he roused his attention]. (TA.)

تَنَبَّهَ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ He became acquainted with the thing; became informed of it; had notice of it. (Ṣ.)

تَنَبَّهَ لِلْأَمْرِ ‡ [His attention became roused, or he had his attention roused, to the thing, or affair]. (Mṣb and TA in art. يقظ.)

تَنَبَّهَ ‡ He became vigilant, wary, or cautious. (Mṣb, TA.)

تَنَبَّهَ andاِنْتَبَهَ↓ ‡ He became roused from heedlessness or inadvertence; his attention became roused; or he had his attention roused. (TA.)

نَبِيهٌ Eminent, celebrated, or well known; (Ṣ, Ḳ,* TA;) contr. of خَامِلٌ. (Ṣ, TA.)

كَلِمَةُ تَنْبِيهٍ A word used to give notice, to a person addressed, of something about to be said to him. (TA, voce هَا.) See also هَا termed تَنْبِيهٌ. It may generally be rendered Now.