Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

أثّلهُ

Root: اثل

Form: 2

Full Definition

أثّلهُII , Verbal.Noun تَأْثِيلٌ, He made it to have root, or a foundation; or to become firm, or established, and firmly rooted or founded; syn. أَصَّلَهُ
2 He made it to be, or become, firm, firmly established, stable, or permanent: or great: and he made it lasting, or permanent. IAar the following verse, تُؤَثِّلُ كَعْبٌ عَلَىَّ القَضَا فَرَبِّى يُغَيِّرُ أَعْمَالَهَا [app. meaning Kaab would oblige me to make payment, or the like, but my Lord changes their actions,] explaining it by saying, i. e. تُلْزِمُنِى; but I know not how this is.
3 He made it to increase; or put it into a good, or right, state, or condition; syn. زَكَّاةَ.
4 أَتَّلْتُهُ بِرِجِالٍ I multiplied him [meaning his party] by men.
5 أَثَّلْتُ عَلَيْهِ الدُّيُونَ I collected against him the debts.
6 أثّل أَهْلَهُ He clad his family with the most excel-lent of clothing: or he clad them with the most excellent of clothing, and did good to them, or acted well towards them.

def.2 أثّل, [used intransitively,] Verbal.Noun as above, He became abundant in his wealth, or property.


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