استحقّهُ

Root: حق

Form: 10

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استحقّهُX He demanded it as his right, or due. [And hence,] He had a right, or just title or claim, to it; he was, or became, entitled to it; he deserved it, or merited it; syn. اِسْتَوْجَبَهُ: or these two verbs are nearly the same; [the former meaning he was, or became, adapted, disposed, apt, meet, suited, suitable, fitted, fit, competent, or proper, for it; which is the most proper meaning of the phrase صَارَ حَقِيقًا بِهِ, as well as of the verb استحقّ; but this verb has also the former of these two meanings.] When a man purchases a house, and another lays claim to it, and establishes a just evidence of his claim, and the judge decides for him according to his evidence, one says of him, قَدِ ٱسْتَحَقَّهَا عَلَى المُشْتَرِى [He has a right to it in preference to the purchaser]; meaning that he is to possess it in preference to the purchaser. And of a camel such as is termed حِقّ one says, استحقّ أَنْ يُرْكَبَ [He was, or has become, fit to be ridden], and أَنْ يُحْمَلَ عَلَيْهِ [to be laden]: and استحقّ الضِّرَابَ [He was, or has become, fit for covering].
2 [Hence, It deserved it, merited it, or required it.] And استحقّ إِثْمًا He did what necessitated sin; [was guilty of a sin;] and deserved its being said of him that he was a sinner; i. q. اِسْتَوْجَبَهُ. And استحقّوا They committed sins for which he who should punish them would be excusable, because they deserved punishment; like أَوْجَبُوا, and أَعْذَرُوا, and اِسْتَلَاطُوا. (IAar, TA in art. لوط.)
3 استحقّت إِبِلُنَا رَبِيعًا: see 4, last sentence.
4 استحقّت النَّاقَةُ لَقَاحًا The she-camel conceived, or became pregnant; and استحقّ لَقَاحُهَا [signifies the same].
5 See also 1, as an intrans. verb, last two sentences.

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