طاب
Root: طاب
Hans Wehr Definition
طاب (طيب) ṭāba i (ṭīb, طيبة ṭība) to be good, pleasant, agreeable; to be or become 577 delightful, delicious; to please (ل s.o.), be to s.o.’s (ل) liking; to be or become ripe, to ripen; to regain health, recover, recuperate, convalesce │ طابت ليلتكم (lailatukum) may your night be pleasant! good night! طابت نفسه (nafsuhū) he was gay, cheerful, cheery, in good spirits, he felt happy; طاب نفسا عن (nafsanl) to give up s.th. gladly, renounce s.th. willingly; طابت نفسه اليه (nafsuhū) he had a liking for it, it was to his taste II to make (هـ s.th.) good, pleasant, agreeable, delightful, delicious, or sweet, to sweeten (هـ s.th.); to scent, perfume (هـ, ه s.o., s.th.); to spice, season (هـ food), mull (هـ wine); to sanitate, improve (هـ air, drinking water); to heal, cure (ه s.o.); to massage (ه s.o.) │ طيب خاطره to mollify, soothe, placate, conciliate s.o., set s.o.’s mind at rest; طيب الله ثراه (tarāhu) may God make his earth light (a eulogy added after mentioning the name of a pious deceased) III to joke, jest, banter, make fun (ه with s.o.) IV to make (هـ s.th.) good, pleasant, agreeable, delightful, delicious, or sweet, to sweeten (هـ s.th.) V to perfume o.s. X استطاب and استطيب istaṭyaba to find or deem (هـ s.th.) good, pleasant, agreeable, delightful, delicious, sweet; to like (هـ s.th.), be fond (هـ of)
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