and ↓أَيْبَةٌReturn; (T, A, K;) as also ↓إِيَابَةٌ, a subst. from ابَ. (Msb.) You say, لِيَهْنِيءْكَ أَوْبَةُ الغَايءِبِ [May the return of the absent give thee joy]. (TA.) And فُلانٌ سَرِيعُ الأَوْبَةِ and ↓الأَيْبَةِSuch a one is quick in return. (A 'Obeyd, T, S. *)
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Return from disobedience to obedience; repentance. (TA in article ايب.)
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كَلَامٌ لَا أَوْبَةَ لَهُSpeech, or language, without profit. (A.)
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-A2- أَوْبَةٌ is also the singular of أَوْبَاتٌ, which signifies The legs of a beast. (K, TA.)