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اظلّ

Root: ظل

Form: 4

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اظلّIV , said of a day, It was, or became, shady, or a day having shade: or it was a day having clouds, or other [causes of shade]: or it was continually shady; as also ظَلَّ , Present.T يَظِلُّ, Verbal.Noun ظِلَالَةٌ.
2 And, said of a thing, [It extended its shade; or] its shade extended; as also .

def.2 أَظَلَّتْنِى الشَّجَرَةُ [The tree shaded me, or afforded me shade]: and in like manner one says of other things than trees. أَظَلَّكَ said of a building, or of a mountain, or of a cloud, means It protected thee, and cast its shade upon thee.
2 [Hence,] اظلّهُ He took him into his shelter, or protection: or he guarded, or protected, him, and placed him within the scope of his might, or power of resistance or defence.
3 And أَظَلَّنِى It covered me: or it approached me, or drew near to me, so as to cast its shade upon me: or it has both of these meanings: or أَظَلَّكَ means he, or it, approached thee, or drew near to thee, as though he, or it, cast his, or its, shade upon thee. And hence one says, أَظَلَّكَ أَمْرٌ An event approached thee, or drew near to thee: and in like manner one says of a month. And اظلّ [alone] It advanced: or approached, or drew near. And i. q. أَشْرَفَ [app. as meaning He, or it, became within sight, or view].
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