استبرأ
Root: برأ
Form: 10
Full Definition
2 And استبرأ الجَارِيَةَ, or المَرْأَةَ, He abstained from sexual intercourse with the girl whom he had purchased or whom he had taken captive, or with the woman, until she had menstruated at his abode, once, and then become purified: the meaning is, he sought to find her free from pregnancy.
3 Hence, استبرأ الشَّيْءِ, or الأَمْرَ, He searched, searched out, or sought to find or discover, the uttermost of the thing, or affair, in order that he might know it, to put an end to his doubt. You say, اِسْتَبْرَأْتُ مَا عِنْدَكَ [I searched, or sought to find or discover, or I have searched, &c., the uttermost of what thou hast, of knowledge &c.]. And استبرأ أرْضَ كَذَا فَمَا وَجَدَ ضَالَّتَهُ [He searched the uttermost of such a land and found not his stray beast]. It is said in the Expos. of the Jámi' es-Sagheer that اِسْتِبْرَآءٌ is an expression denoting The seeking, or seeking leisurely and repeatedly, to obtain knowledge of a thing, until one knows it; considering it with the endeavour to obtain a clear knowledge of it; taking, in doing so, the course prescribed by prudence, precaution, or good judgment.
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