, verbal noun نِقَابٌ; as also لَقِيتُهُ; I met him face to face: or without appointment, (K,) and unintentionally: (TA:) or unexpectedly. (S.) نقابًا is in the accusative case as a verbal noun; or as a word descriptive of state. (TA.)
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وَرَدْتُ المَاءَ نِقَابًا, (S,) or لَقِيتُ الماءنقابا, (K,) I came upon the water unexpectedly, without seeking for it. (S, K.)