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إِسْتَعْزَزَ

Root: عز

Form: 10

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إِسْتَعْزَزَX see 8, and 5.
2 استعزّ فُلَانٌ بِحَقِّى Such a one overcame me. And استعزّ بِهِ المَرَضُ, or استعزّ عَلَيْهِ, The disease became violent, or severe, to him, and overcame him. And اُسْتُعِزَّ بِهِ He was overcome by disease or any other thing: or, accord. to AA, he became in a state of violent, or severe, pain, and his reason was overcome. You say also اِسْتَعَزَّ ٱللّٰهُ بِهِ God caused him to die. And اُسْتُعِزَّ بِهِ He died.
3 استعزّ said of sand, and of other things, also signifies It held together, or cohered, and did not pour down.
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