تاب

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تاب

/taː.ba/

Where it comes from

Denominal verb from تَوْبَة (tawba). Doublet of ثَابَ (ṯāba).

verb تَابَ · tāba · يَتُوبُ · تَوْب · تَوْبَة · مَتَاب

to repent, to be penitent فَلَمَّآ أَفَاقَ قَالَ سُبۡحَـٰنَكَ تُبۡتُ إِلَيۡكَ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Similar: ثَابَ, رَجَعَ, آبَ, أَنَابَ, نَابَ
to accept repentance إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

In English

repent to feel sorrow or regret for what one has done or omitted to do

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {تاب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}