Rizwan Zubair

Root ن ب ط n-b-ṭ

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ن ب طn-b-ṭ

(ن، ض) نَبَطَ يَنْبُطُ وَيَنْبِطُ نَبْطًاnabaṭa yanbuṭu wa-yanbiṭu nabṭan: (of water) to gush out of something. (This verb is not used in the Quran.)

Form X (istifʿāl) اِسْتَنْبَطَ يَسْتَنْبِطُ اِسْتِنْبَاطًاistanbaṭa yastanbiṭu istinbāṭan: to bring out something hidden with effort and make it manifest, as one digs a well and brings out water; hence to discover the depth and reality of a matter by reflection and reasoning. Only once in the Quran: ﴿لَعَلِمَهُ الَّذِيْنَ يَسْتَنْۢبِطُوْنَهُۥ مِنْهُمْ﴾ (An-Nisāʾ 4:83)

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