Rizwan Zubair

Root ث ی ب th-y-b

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ث ی بth-y-b

— ثَيِّبthayyib pl. ثَيِّبَاتthayyibāt (pattern فَيْعِلfayʿil): a woman who has been married before, whether widowed or divorced — the opposite of بِكْرbikr (virgin). The lexicographers say it is from the root th-w-b, i.e. one who has returned to her family. Only once in the Quran: ﴿ثَيِّبٰتٍ وَّأَبْكَارًا﴾ (At-Taḥrīm 66:5)

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