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1 أَلَبَ ذ , (Th, M, K,) aor. اَلِبَ , and اَلُبَ , inf. n. أَلْبٌ, (M,) It (a thing, Th, M) was, or became, collected; or compact; syn. اِجْتَمَعَ; (Th, K;) or تَجَمَّعَ. (M.) ― -b2- أَلَبَ إِِلَيْهِ القَوْمُ The people came to him from every direction: (M, K:) or أَلَبَ القَوْمُ [signifies the people multiplied themselves, and hastened; for it] denotes الإِِكْثَارُ and الإِِسْرَاع: (T in art. ضهب:) and أَلَبَ, (T, K,) aor. as above, (T,) signifies he hastened, or went quickly. (T, K.) ― -b3- أَلَبَتِ الإِِبِلُ The camels obeyed the driver, and collected themselves together. (M, K.) [See also 5.] ― -b4- أَلَبَ إِِلَيْهِ He returned to him, or it. (K, * TA.) ― -b5- أَلَبَتِ السَّمَآءُ, (M, K,) aor. اَلِبَ , (M,) The sky rained with long continuance. (M, K.) -A2- أَلَبَ, (S Msb, K,) aor. اَلِبَ , inf. n. أَلْبٌ, (Msb,) He collected (S Msb, K) an army, (S,) or a people; (Msb;) as also ↓ ألّب , (M,) inf. n. تَأْلِيبٌ: (TA:) and camels also: (TA:) or أَلَبَ الإِِبِلَ aor. اَلِبَ (T, * S, M, K) and اَلُبَ , (S, M, K,) inf. n. أَلْبٌ, (T, S,) signifies he collected the camels, and drove them (S, TA) vehemently: (TA:) or he drove them: (T, * K:) or he drove them vehemently. (M.) ― -b2- أَلَبَ, (TA,) inf. n. as above, (K, TA,) also signifies He drove, pursued, chased, or hunted, with vehemence: (K, TA:) and he drove away a people. (Msb.) You say, أَلَبَ الحِمَارُ طَرِيدَتَهُ The [wild] ass chased, or pursued, the object of his chase [i. e. his female, as is shown by MF,] with vehemence; (M, K;) as also ↓ أَلَّبَهَا (K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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