أَبَوْتُ

, [third pers. أَبَا,] (T, S, M, K,) and أَبَيْتُ, [third pers. أَبَى,] (T, M, K,) the latter according to Yz, (T,) aorist ابُو, (TK,) verbal noun أُبُوَّةٌ, (Yz, T, S, Msb,) or this is a simple subst., (M,) I became a father. (T, * S, * M, K.)

أَبَوْتُهُ, (ISk, T, M, K,) aorist ابُوهُ, (IAar, ISk, T,) verbal noun إِبَاوَةٌ, (M, K,) I was, (IAar, ISk, T,) or became, (M, K,) a father to him. (IAar, ISk, T, M, K.)

[Hence, I fed him, or nourished him; and reared him, or brought him up.] You say, فُلَانٌ يَأْبُو هٰذَا اليَتِيمَ, verbal noun إِبَاوَةٌ, Such a one feeds, or nourishes, this orphan, like as the father does his children. (Lth, T.) And مَالَهُ أَبٌ يَأْبُوهُ (ISk, T, S) He has not a father to feed him, or nourish him, and to rear him, or bring him up. (S.)