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جَوْبٌ جوب [an inf. n. (of 1, q. v.,) used in the sense of a pass. part. n. Hence,] a tribe is said to be جَوْبُ أَبٍ as meaning Cut [as it were] from one father; [sprung from the loins of one father;] occurring in a trad. (TA.) ― -b2- A fire-place; [so called because hollowed out;] syn. كَانُونٌ. (K.) ― -b3- A large دَلْو [or bucket; because of its hollow form]. (Kr, K.) ― -b4- A shield; (S, K;) as also ↓ جَوْبَةٌ (TA) and ↓ مِجْوَبٌ : (K:) [see a verse cited voce يَلَبٌ:] pl. of the first أَجْوَابٌ. (TA.) ― -b5- A garment like the بَقِيرَة: [so called because it has a slit in the middle, through which the head is put:] (S:) or a woman's shift. (K.) ― -b6- See also جَوْبَةٌ -A2- [A kind, or sort.] You say, فُلَانٌ فِيهِ جَوْبَانِ مِنْ خُلُقٍ [In such a one are two kinds of temper, or disposition]; i. e., he does not remain in one temper, or disposition. (TA.) And Dhu-Rummeh says, “ جَوْبَيْنِ مِنْ هَمَاهِمِ الأَغْوَالِ
” meaning Thou hearest two kinds of the sounds, or voices, [or mutterings,] of the ghools. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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