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تَرِبَ , (S, M, K,) aor.
تَرَبَ , (K,) inf. n. تَرَبٌ,
(M,) It (a thing) became dusted, or dusty; dust
lighted upon it: (S, TA:) it (a place, M,) had
much dust, or earth; abounded with dust, or
earth. (M, K, TA.) ―
2-b2- He (a man, M) had dust,
or earth, in his hand. (M, K.) ―
2-b3- Also, (T, S,
M, &c.,) inf. n. as above, (M,) He clave to the
dust, or earth: (M, K:) or he clave to the dust,
or earth, by reason of poverty; (M;) he became
so poor that he clave to the dust, or earth:
(A'Obeyd, T:) or he became poor, (T, S, Msb,)
as though he clave to the dust, or earth: (S,
Msb:) and he suffered loss, and became poor,
(M, K,) so that he clave to the dust, or earth;
(M;) inf. n. as above, (M, K,) and مَتْرَبَةٌ, (M,)
or مَتْرَبٌ, (K,) or both of these: (TA:) his wealth
became little; (A;) as also ↓ اترب, (M, A, K,)
and ↓ ترّب: (K:) or ↓ اترب signifies, (T, S, M,)
or signifies also, (A, K,) and so تَرِبَ, (A,) and
↓ ترّب, (K,) his wealth became much, or abundant,
(T, M, A, K,) so that it was like the dust, or
earth; which is the more known meaning of the
verb; (M;) or he became rich; (S, Msb;) as
though he became possessed of wealth equal in
quantity to the dust, or earth: (S, A:) accord. to
Abu-l-'Abbás, ↓ تَتْرِيبٌ signifies [the having]
much wealth; and also [the having] little wealth.
(T.) You say, ↓ تَرِبَ بَعْدَ مَا أَتْرَبَ , meaning He
became poor after he had been rich. (A.) ―
2-b4-
تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ, (T, S, A, Msb, in the M and K يَدَاهُ,)
a form of imprecation, (S, Msb,) meaning [May
thine arms, or thy hands, cleave to the dust, or
earth, by reason of poverty; as is implied in the
T: or] may thy hands have in them dust, or
earth: (Ham p. 275:) or mayest thou not obtain,
or attain, good: (S, K: *) or mayest thou be unsuccessful, or fail of attaining thy desire, and
suffer loss: (A:) occurring in a trad., and as
some relate, (A'Obeyd, T,) not meant as an imprecation; (A'Obeyd, T, Msb;) being a phrase
current with the Arabs, who use it without
desiring its fulfilment; (A'Obeyd, T;) but meant
to incite, or instigate: (Msb:) some say that it
means may thy hands become rich; but this is a
mistake: (A'Obeyd, T:) and it is said to mean
لِلّٰهِ دَرُّكَ [which see in art. در]: and some say that
it is literally an imprecation: but the first assertion is the most worthy of respect, (that it is not
meant as an imprecation,) and is corroborated by
the saying, in a trad., اِنْعِمْ صَبَاحًا تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ
[Mayest thou have a pleasant morning: may thine
arms, or thy hands, &c.]. (TA.) تَرِبَتْ جَبِينُهُ
[May his forehead (for so جبين here means, as
it does in some other instances,) cleave to the
dust, or earth,] was said by Mohammad in reproving a man, and is said to mean a prayer that
the man might be frequent in prostrating himself
in prayer. (TA from a trad.) And he said to
one of his companions, تَرِبَتْ نَحْرُكَ [May the
uppermost part of thy breast cleave to the dust,
or earth], and the man was [afterwards] slain a
martyr: therefore this is to be understood in
its obvious sense. (TA.) ＝
1-A2- See also 4, in four
places.