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اتّعد

Root: وعد

Form: 8

Full Definition

اتّعدVIII , [Present.T يَتَّعِدُ,] Verbal.Noun إِتِّعَادٌ, He accepted a promise: originally إِوْتَعَدَ; the و being changed into ت and then incorporated [into the augmentative ت]: some persons say ٱئْتَعَدَ, Present.T يَأْتَعِدُ, (Verbal.Noun ٱئْتِعَادٌ, TA) and pronounce the act. part. n. مُؤْتَعِدٌ, with ء; like as they say يَأْتَسِرُ: but [if they do not change the و into ت] they should say إِيتَعَدَ, and يَاتَعِدُ, and مُوتَعِدٌ, without ـُ.
2 Also, He confided in the promise of another.
3 See also 1:
4 and 6.
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