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أَبَضَهُ

Root: ابض

Form: 1

Full Definition

أَبَضَهُI , Present.T ـِ and ـُ Verbal.Noun أَبْضٌ and أُبُوضٌ He tied, or bound, the pastern of his fore leg to his عَضُد [or arm], so that his fore leg became raised from the ground; as also : and accord. to IAar, أَبْضٌ signifies [simply] the act of tying, or binding.

def.2 [Also, Verbal.Noun أَبْضٌ, He loosed him, or it: for] أَبْضٌ also signifies the act of loosing; syn. تَخْلِيَةٌ; i. e. contr. of شَدٌّ: thus bearing two contr. significations.

def.3 Also, Verbal.Noun أَبْضٌ, He hit, or hurt, his vein called the إِبَاض.

def.4 أَبَضَ Verbal.Noun أَبْضٌٰ; and أَبِضَ; It (the vein called النَّسَا) became contracted, and strengthened the hind legs; as also تأبّض : and in the hind legs signifies their being contracted and tense: تَأَبُّض of the hind legs of a horse, and تَشَنُّج [or contraction] of the vein above mentioned, are qualities approved; and the latter is known by means of the former.

def.5 أَبْضٌ also signifies The being in a state of rest, or motionless.

def.6 And The being in a state of motion: thus, again, having two contr. significations.
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