نَقِبَ(n. ac. نَقَب) a. Was worn, sore (foot); was in holes ( shoe ). b. see infra. _ast; نَقُبَ(n. ac. نَقَاْبَة) a. Was made, chosen chief, leader &c. نَقَّبَa. see I (e) (f). نَاْقَبَa. Met, encountered, lighted upon. b. see IV (b) أَنْقَبَa. see I (e)b. Had the hoofs worn. c. Was made door-keeper, chamberlain. تَنَقَّبَa. see I (f) & VIII. إِنْتَقَبَa. Veiled herself (woman). نَقْب (pl. نِقَاْب نُقُوْب أَنْقَاْب 38) a. Hole, perforation; passage, tunnel. b. Ulcer. c. Mange. d. Mountain-road. e. [ coll. ], Tillage, cultivation. نَقْبَة a. [ coll. ], Tilled land. نِقْبَةa. Manner of wearing the veil. نُقْب (pl. نِقَاْب أَنْقَاْب) a. see 1 (c) (d). نُقْبَة (pl. نُقَب) a. Scab; scar. b. Rust. c. Face. d. Colour. e. Gown. f. State, condition. g. Mode; form, appearance. h. see 1 (a) نَقِبa. Foot-sore. مَنْقَبa. Navel. b. see 18 (a) مَنْقَبَة (pl. مَنَاْقِبُ) a. see 18 (a)b. Virtue, excellence. c. Wall. مَنْقِب (pl. مَنَاْقِبُ) a. Mountainroad, pass. b. Navel. مِنْقَبa. Instrument for tapping. b. see 18 (a) نَاْقِبa. Piercing &c.; miner, excavator navvy. b. Ulcer, sore. نَاْقِبَةa. see 21 (b) نِقَاْب (pl. نُقُب) a. Veil. b. Rugged path. c. Learned man. d. Belly. نِقَاْبَةa. Prefecture, governorship, tribunate. نَقِيْب (pl. نُقَبَآءُ) a. Flute, reed-pipe. b. Tongue ( of a balance & c.). c. Chief, chieftain; prefect, governor. d. Pierced, perforated; slit. نَقِيْبَةa. Mind; soul; character, disposition. b. Counsel, advice. c. Acuteness, acumen. d. Colour; complexion. e. Success. نَقَّاْبa. Miner; excavator. أَنْقَاْب a. [art.], The ears. نِقَابًا a. Accidentally; unexpectedly.
