وظب
1 وَظَبَ عَلَى شَىْءٍ, (
aor. ـِ
K,)
inf. n. وُظُوبٌ, (and وَظْبٌ,
Msb,) He continued, to do a thing; persevered in it: (
Lth,
Lh,
S,
K:) or, (as also وَظَبَهُ,
aor. and
inf. n. as above,
TA,)
i. q. ↓ وَاظَبَ, [which is the more common,]
inf. n. مُوَاظَبَهٌ, he kept, attended, or applied himself, constantly, perseveringly, or assiduously, to a thing; he was, or became, intent upon it; (
Az,
Lh,
S,
K;) ↓ واظب is said to be sometimes
trans. without a preposition, like لَازَمَ; but Es-Saad denies this. (
TA.)
b2: وُظِبَتِ الرَّوْضَةُ The meadow was incessantly pastured on, [so that it became destitute of herbage]. (
TA.) See the
pass. part. n. b3: فُلَانٌ يُوظَبُ عَلَيْهِ, and ↓ عَلَيْهِ ↓ يُوَاظَبُ, [Such a one is deprived of his property (his camels &c.) by successive misfortunes]. (
TA, [but for يوظب is there written يظب.]) See the
pass. part. n. A2: وَظَبَ,
inf. n. وَظْبٌ, He trod; trod upon; trod under foot; trampled upon. (
K,
TA.) 3 وَاْظَبَ see 1.
b2: واظبهُ عَلَى خِدْمَةِ فُلَان He incited him, or urged him, to keep to, or continue in, the service of such a one. (
TA, from a
trad.) وَظْبَةٌ The vulva (حَيَاء,
L, or جَهَاز,
K,) of a solid-hoofed animal. (
L,
K.) وَاظِبٌ على كَذَا, and ↓ مُوَاظِبٌ عَلَيْهِ, Keeping, attending, or applying himself, constantly, perseveringly, or assiduously, to such a thing; intent upon it. (
Lh.) مِيظَبٌ
i. q. ظُرَرٌ, (
K,) which is a kind of stone. (
TA.) رَجُلٌ مَوْظُوبٌ A man deprived of his property (مال [
app. meaning his camels &c.]) by successive misfortunes. (
S,
K.)
b2: أَرْضٌ مَوْظُوبَةٌ A land that has been pastured on by turns, so that there remains in it no herbage, or pasture. (
S,
K.) In like manner, رَوْضَةٌ موظوبة: or a meadow that has been incessantly pastured on. And وَادٍ موظوب A valley of which the herbage has been eaten by cattle &c., so that it has become barren, or bare. (
TA.) مُوَاظِبٌ: see وَاظبٌ.
