خَيْرٌ نَايءِبٌ

Abundant good, (K,) that comes again and again [by turns]. (A.)

حُمَّى نَايءِبَةٌ A quotidian fever. (S.)

نَايءِبَةٌ Guests coming time after time. (TA, from a tradition)

See نُوبٌ.

نَايءِبٌ One who supplies the place of another; who acts in his place or stead, or as his substitute, lieutenant, deputy, factor, or agent: plural نُوَّابٌ. (Msb.)

نَايءِبَةٌ What befalls, betides, or happens, that is afflictive, distressing, difficult, or unfortunate: plural نَوَايءِبُ and نُوَبٌ; the latter of which is extr.: (TA:) or rather this latter is plural of نُوبَةٌ, which is synonym with نايءبة, (MF,) a subst. from نَابَهُ أَمْرٌ, (S,) [and therefore signifying an accident, or a casualty, &c.; and as such this plural is not extr., but analogous:] an evil accident; a misfortune; a disaster; a calamity; an affliction: plural نَوَايءِبُ: (S:) only signifying what is evil: (Msb:) or, according to some, an accident, whether good or evil: example Lebeed says,

نَوَايءِبُ مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَشَرٍّ كِلَاهُمَا

فَلَا الخَيْرُ مَمْدُودٌ وَلَا الشَّرُّ لَازِبُ

[Accidents of a good nature, and of an evil, both of them; and neither is the good prolonged, nor the evil constant]: or what befalls, betides, or happens, to a man, of difficult, arduous, distressing, or afflictive, events, or affairs, and accidents: [a difficulty, or difficult affair] in a tradition respecting Kheyber it is said, قَسَمَهَا نُصْفَيْنِ نُصْفًا لِنَوَايءِبِهِ وَحَاجَاتِهِ وَنُصْفًا بَيْنَ المُسْلِمِينَ [He divided it into two halves; half for his own difficulties, or difficult affairs, and wants, and half among the Muslims]. (TA.)