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شَبِعَ

Root: شبع

Form: 1

Full Definition

شَبِعَI , [Present.T ـَ] Verbal.Noun شِبَعٌ and شِبْعٌ, which is a contraction of the former, or accord. to some it is a subst., having the signification assigned to it below, or it is both, and شَبْعٌ, He was, or became, satiated, sated, or satisfied in stomach; شِبَعٌ being the contr. of جُوعٌ, and one of those inf. ns. [which are of a measure often] denoting natural affections or qualities [such as رِوًى and سِمَنٌ &c.]. You say بَلَدٌ قَدْ شَبِعَتْ غَنَمُهُ A country of which the sheep, or goats, have become completely satiated, or satisfied, by abundance of herbage. And شَبِعْتُ خُبْزًا, and لَحْمًا, and مِنْ خُبْزٍ, and من لَحْمٍ, I was, or became, satiated, sated, or satisfied, with bread, and with flesh-meat.
2 Hence, metaphorically, شَبِعْتُ مِنْ هٰذَا الأَمِْ وَرَوِيتُ I have become, or I became, disgusted [or satiated to loathing] with this thing, or affair.
3 [See also another metaphorical usage of this verb voce حُزَانَةٌ.]

def.2 شَبُعَ عَقْلُهُ His intellect was, or became, full, perfect, strong, or solid.
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