نَجِيبٌ

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A generous, noble, liberal, man; (S, K;) one distinguished by rank or quality, nobility or eminence, reputation or note or consideration; (K;) excellent; of great worth in his kind; one who is like his father in generosity and actions: (TA:) as also نَجْبٌ (K) [explained as signifying “ liberal, generous ”] and نُجَبَةٌ: (S, K:) or you call a man نجيب when he is generous, noble, or liberal; but when he is unequalled among his people in generosity, &c., you say قَوْمِهِ هُوَ نَجَبَةُ, in measure like حَلَمَة: (El-'Alam Es-Sakháwee:) [but MF doubts the correctness of this measure; and seems to think that the correct word is نُجَبَة:] القَوْمِ هو نُجَبَةُ is said of a man when he is the man, among them, who is distinguished by generosity, &c.: (S:) plural نُجَبَاءُ and أَنْجَابٌ and نُجُبٌ. (K.)
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نَجِيبٌ Excellent, as an epithet applied to any animal; (IAth;) a generous, excellent, camel or horse; one of high breed; (ISd;) a strong, light, swift, camel: (TA:) you say نَاقَةٌ نَجِيبَةٌ as well as ناقة نَجِيبٌ: (K:) plural نَجَايءِبُ (S, K) and نُجُبٌ. (S.)
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نَجَايءِبُ القُرْانِ The most excellent, and the purest, parts of the Qur'an. Of such is the سُورَةُ الأَنْعَام. (TA.) In like manner, نَوَاجِبُهُ The heart thereof that has [as it were] no نَجَب [or bark] upon it: or the best, or most excellent, thereof. (K.)

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