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8 إِِعْتَتَبَ see 4, latter part: and see also مُعْتَتَبٌ. ― -b2- اعتتب فِى طَرِيقِهِ He receded, or retreated, in his way, after proceeding therein for a while; as though in consequence of a difficulty (عَتَب) presenting itself. (TA.) ― -b3- And اعتتب الطَّرِيقَ He quitted the even, or easy, part of the way, and took to the rugged part. (S, O, K.) ― -b4- And اعتتب مِنَ الجَبَلِ He ascended the mountain. (S, O, K. [In the K is added, “ and did not recoil from it: ” but this is a portion of the explanation of the verse here following.]) El- Hotei-ah says, “ إِِذَا مَخَارِمُ أَحْنَآءٍ عَرَضْنَ لَهُ
لَمْ يَنْبُ عَنْهَا وَخَافَ الجَوْرَ فَا@عْتَتَبَا
” i. e. [When prominences of bends of mountains present themselves to him,] he does not recoil from them, [but fears the turning aside,] and so ascends the mountain. (S, O.) ― -b5- And اعتتب signifies also He pursued a right, or direct, course, syn. قَصَدَ, (S, IAth, O, K, [perhaps thus expl. in relation to the verse cited above,]) فِى الأَمْرِ [in the affair]. (K.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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