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اغصّهُ

Root: غص

Form: 4

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اغصّهُIV , Verbal.Noun إِغْصَاصٌ, He caused his throat, or fauces, to be choked, or obstructed, by food; syn. أَشْجَاهُ [which has the above-mentioned meaning and also another to he found below]. [And It choked him.]
2 Hence, اغصّهُ بِالغَيْظِ [He caused him to become choked with wrath, or rage].
3 [Hence also,] اغصّهُ بِرِيقِهِ [lit., He caused his throat, or fauces, to become choked by his spittle;] meaning, He caused him to become grieved, or disquieted in mind; [like أَشْجَاهُ: and it seems to be indicated in the CK that اغصّهُ without any addition signifies the same: see غُصَّةٌ.]
4 [Hence also,] اغصّ عَلَيْنَا الأَرْضَ He made strait to us the land.
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