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جَدَلَهُ

Root: جدل

Form: 1

Full Definition

جَدَلَهُI , Present.T ـُ and ـِ Verbal.Noun جَدْلٌ, He twisted it firmly; namely, a rope.
2 He made it firm, strong, or compact.
3 [Hence,] جَارِيَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ الجَدْلِ [A girl of beautiful compacture; of beautiful, compact make].
4 [Hence also,] عَمِلَ عَلَى شَاكِلَتِهِ الَّتِى جُدِلَ عَلَيْهَا [He did according to his own particular way, course, mode, or manner, of acting, or conduct, to which he was strongly disposed by nature].

def.2 See also 2.

def.3 جَدَلَ, Verbal.Noun جُدُولٌ, It was, or became, hard, and strong.
2 جَدَلَ الحَبُّ فِى السُّنْبُلِ The grain became strong in the ears: or accord. to the K, it means وَقَعَ [i. e., came into the ears].
3 جَدَلَ said of a young gazelle, &c., He became strong, and followed his mother. [See also جَادِلٌ.]

def.4 جَدِلَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun جَدَلٌ, [said in the S to be a subst. from 3, q. v.,] He contended in an altercation, disputed, or litigated, vehemently, or violently.
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