بَطُؤَ

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بَطُؤَI , Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun بُطْءٌ and بَطَآءَةٌ, with fet-h and medd, or بِطَآءٌ, like كِتَابٌ; and ; He was, or became, slow, tardy, dilatory, late, or backward; contr. of أَسْرَعَ; in his going or course, and in his gait [&c.]: or the latter is said of a man; meaning [as above; or] his coming was late, or backward; [and is app. elliptical, for ابطأ مَشْيَهُ he made his pace, or going, slow, &c.; or the like; see اسرع:] and بَطُؤَ [denotes what is as it were an innate quality; see, again, أَسْرَعَ; or] is said of one's coming; [meaning it was, or became, slow, &c.;] بُطْءٌ being the contr. of سُرْعَةٌ. One should not say for أَبْطَأْتَ. [See also 6.]
2 بَطُءَ ذَا خُرُوجًا: see بُطْآنَ.

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