Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

أَرْجَتْ

Root: رجو

Form: 4

Full Definition

أَرْجَتْIV She was, or became, near to bringing forth; so that her bringing forth was hoped for: accord. to Er-Rághib, the proper signification is she made her owner to have hope in himself that her bringing forth was near: and أَرْجَأَتْ means the same.
2 ارجى الصَّيْدَ He failed of getting any game; [as though he made the game to have hope;] and ارجأهُ signifies the same: or so ارجى [alone], and ارجأ [alone]. (K and TA in art. رجأ.)

def.2 And أَرْجَيْتُهُ, Verbal.Noun إِرْجَآءٌ, I postponed it, put it off, deferred it, or delayed it; namely, an affair [&c.]; as also ارجأتهُ. [See the latter verb: and see also an ex. in the Kur vii. 108 and xxvi. 35; and the various readings mentioned by Bd in the former instance.]

def.3 ارجى البِئْرَ He made a side (رَجًا) to the well.


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