نيوب

Arabic

Noun

نُيُوب • (nuyūb) pl

1. plural of نَاب (nāb, “fang”)
   • 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi

     إِذَا رَأَيْتَ نُيُوبَ ٱللَّيْثِ بَارِزَةً / فَلَا تَظُنَّنَّ أَنَّ ٱللَّيْثَ يَبْتَسِمُ

     ʔiḏā raʔayta nuyūba l-layṯi bārizatan / falā taẓunnanna ʔanna l-layṯa yabtasimu

     If you see the lion's fangs protruding, / Think not that the lion is smiling.

   Synonym: أَنْيَاب (ʔanyāb)