رَبَّيْتُهُ
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, (S, M, Mgh, Msb, K,) verbal noun تَرْبِيَةٌ, (S, K,) I reared him, fostered him, or brought him up; (M, Msb;) namely, a child: (Msb:) I fed, or nourished, him, or it; (S, Mgh, K;) namely, a child, (Mgh,) or anything of what grows, or increases, such as a child, and seedproduce, and the like; (S;) as also
تَرَبَّيْتُهُ: (Mgh, K:) the former is said to be originally رَبَبْتُهُ. (Er-Rághib, TA. [See 1 in article رب, in two places.]) [Thus رَبَّيْتُ signifies I reared, or cultivated, plants or trees.] And ربّى is said of earth, or soil, meaning It fostered plants or herbage. (L in article رشح, &c.) And يُنَوِّرُ وَلَا يُرَبِّى is said of a tree [as meaning It produces blossoms, but does not mature its produce]. (AHn, M and L in article مظ.)
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رَبَّيْتُ الأْتْرُجَّ بِعَسَلٍ (tropical:) [I preserved the citron with honey], and الوَرْدَ بِسُكَّرٍ [the roses with sugar: like رَبَّبْتُهُ]. (TA.)