אָבַק , Pi. אִבֵּק, אִיבֵּק (denom. of foreg.) to cover with powder, esp. plants, for fertilizing. Shebi. II, 2 מְאַבְּקִין (cmp. Y. Ib. a. l.). M. Kat. 3ᵃ. Y. Sabb. VII, 10ᵃ top.—Part. pass. מְאוּבָּק powdered. Y. Bicc. I, 63ᵈ bot. מאונקות (read מְאוּבָּ׳) grapes fertilized with powder. [Ar. “to remove the dust”(?)]
Hithpa. a. Nithpa. - הִתְאַבֵּק, נִתְאַ׳ to be covered, or cover one’s self with dust. Gen. R. s. 43.—Metaph. to sit at one’s feet as a disciple. Aboth. I, 4.