تبع

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تبع^¹

/ta.bi.ʕa/

verb تَبِعَ · tabiʕa · يَتْبَعُ · تَبَع · تَبَاعَة

to follow, to succeed, to come after in a sequence الصَّيْفُ يَتْبَعُ الرَّبِيعَ.
to follow physically, to pursue, to move behind in the same path
to follow, to adhere to, abide by, or obey; to comply with فَمَنْ تَبِعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

تبع^²

noun تَبَع · tabaʕ · التَّبَع · تَبَعٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of تَبِعَ (tabiʕa) (form I)

noun تَبَع · tabaʕ · تَبَعِيّ · أَتْبَاع

collective follower(s)

تبع^³

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Lane claims that it is from the root ت ب ع (t b ʕ), in reference to how when one king died, his successor would follow his policies. The unusual plural pattern suggests a borrowing from Old South Arabian, but the cognate root in those languages likely has the same meaning of "follow", and is only attested in theophoric names.

noun تُبَّع · tubbaʕ · تَبَابِعَة · التُّبَّع

a king in ancient Yemen; the ruler of Himyar and Hadramawt

In English

follow to go or come after in physical space

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {تبع},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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