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تَابَ , (T, A,) or تاب إِلَى ٱللّٰهِ, (S, M, K,) aor.
يَتُوبُ, (Msb,) inf. n. تَوْبَةٌ and تَوْبٌ, (T, S, M, Msb,
K,) both of these signifying the same, (T, S, M,
Msb,) the ة in the former being added to denote
the fem. gender, or, as some say, the former is a
n. un. like ضَرْبَةٌ, (Msb,) or, as Akh says, تَوْبٌ is
pl. [or a quasi-pl. n.] of تَوْبَةٌ, like as عَوْمٌ is of
عَوْمَةٌ, (S,) or like as لَوْزٌ is of لَوْزَةٌ, and this is the
opinion of Mbr, (M,) and تَابَةٌ, (M, K,) which is
for تَوْبَةٌ, (M,) and مَتَابٌ (S, M, A, K) and تَتْوِبَةٌ,
(S, * M, * K,) of the measure تَفْعِلَةٌ, (S, M,) an
anomalous form, (TA,) syn. with تَوْبَةٌ, mentioned
in the Book of Sb; (S;) [He repented; or repented toward God; as will be shown by what
follows:] originally, he returned unto God, (T,
TA,) مِنْ كَذَا and عَنْ كَذَا [from such a thing]:
(TA:) or he returned, [or returned unto God,]
(S, M, A, K,) from sin, (S,) or from his sin, (A,)
or from disobedience (M, K) to obedience: (M:)
or تَابَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ signifies he desisted from his sin:
(Msb:) تَوْبَةٌ signifies the repenting of sin; i. e.
the grieving for it, or regretting it, with the confession of having no excuse for the commission
thereof. (Kull.) It is said in a trad., النَّدَمُ تَوْبَةٌ
[Repentance is] a returning from sin. (S.) The
time of El-Islám is termed زَمَنُ التَّوْبَةِ as being
The time of returning from [or repenting of] the
belief in a plurality of gods. (A.) A poet says,
تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ فَتَقَبَّلْ تَابَتِى
وَصُمْتُ رَبِّى فَتَفَبَّلْ صَامَتِى
[I have repented toward Thee, and accept Thou
my repentance; and I have fasted, O my Lord,
and accept Thou my fast]; meaning تَوْبَتِى and
صَوْمَتِى. (M.) ―
2-b2- تَابَ ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ God returned to
forgiveness towards him; became again forgiving
to him: (T:) or disposed, or adapted, him to
repentance, or returning from sin or disobedience:
(S, K:) or reverted from severity to mildness
towards him: or returned to him with his favour,
or grace, and his acceptance, or approbation;
became again propitious to him: (A, K:) all
these meanings are correct: (TA:) or God forgave him, and saved him from acts of disobedience:
(Msb:) or accepted his repentance: (Jel in ii. 35
&c.:) or returned towards him with mercy, and
acceptance of repentance. (Bd ibid.)