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شَسَعَ

Root: شسع

Form: 1

Full Definition

شَسَعَI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun شَسْعٌ, He put a شِسْع [q. v.] to the sandal; as also , and .

def.2 شَسِعَتِ النَّعْلُ, Present.T ـَ The sandal had its شِسْع broken.
2 شَسِعَ الفَرَسُ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun شَسَعٌ, The horse had a gap, or space, between his central incisor and the tooth next to it.

def.3 شَسَعَ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun شَسْعٌ and شُسُوعٌ, It was, or became, distant, or remote; said of a place of alighting, or abode. And, said of anything, i. q. تَنَآءَى [It was or became, far from another thing]: and شَخَصَ [it rose, &c.].
2 شَسَعَ He put, or sent, or removed, him, or it, away, or far away; as also .
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