Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

راضعهُ

Root: رضع

Form: 3

Full Definition

راضعهُIII , Verbal.Noun مُرَاضَعَةٌ and رِضَاعٌ and also رِضَاعَةٌ, [but this last is anomalous, and, if correct, is probably a simple subst.,] He sucked with him; or had him sucking with him; he had him as his رَضِيع [or foster-brother].
2 [Hence,] بَيْنَهُمَا رِضَاعُ الكَأْسِ [Between them two is the sipping of the wine-cup, or cup of wine].
3 مُرَاضَعَةٌ also signifies An infant's sucking the breast of his mother while she has a child in her belly.

def.2 راضع ٱبْنَهُ He gave, or delivered, his son to the woman who should suckle him. [See also 4.]


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