نخرب
Q. 1 نَخْرَبَ It (a canker-worm) pierced holes in, or eroded, a tree. (K.) IJ derives this verb from خَرَابٌ, (TA,) q. v.نُخْرُوبٌ; (S, K;) mentioned in the K without description of its measure because there is no Arabic word of the measure فَعْلُولْ; but some prefer it being written نَخْرُوبٌ, [as it is in the CK,] asserting its ن to be augmentative, so that its measure is نَفْعُولٌ, as IAar holds, asserting it to be derived from خَرَابٌ; (TA;) A fissure, or cleft, in a stone. (S, K.) b2: Also, [so in the TA: in the CK and a MS. copy, or,] A hole, perforation, or bore, in anything. (K.) Pl.
نَخَارِيبُ. (S.) b3: Also, the pl., The holes, or cells, prepared with wax for the bees to deposit their honey therein: (K:) holes like the cells of wasps. (L.) نَخْرَبُوتٌ [i. q. تَخْرَبُوتٌ] An excellent, nimble, or agile, she-camel. Some say that its ن is augmentative, and its radical letters are خرب; but its derivation from خَرَابٌ is not apparent; therefore its ن should be considered as radical. (AHei.) شَجَرَةٌ مُنَخْرِبَةٌ, and مُنَخْرَبَةٌ, A tree that is old and pierced with holes. (K.)
