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ضَهَبَهُ

Root: ضهب

Form: 1

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ضَهَبَهُI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun ضَهْبٌ, He altered it, and changed its colour, by means of fire. [See also 2.]

def.2 ضَهَبَ said of a man, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun ضُهُوبٌ, He failed of fulfilling his promise (أَخْلَفَ), and was weak, and not like a man: as though likened to meat not thoroughly cooked.
2 And ضَهْبُ القَوْمِ signifies اِخْتِلَاطُهُمْ [i. e. The people's being mixed, or confused]: or أَخْلَاطُهُمْ [i. e. ضَهْبٌ is a subst., signifying a medley, or mixed or promiscuous multitude or collection, of people]. [Or it signifies The people's multiplying themselves, and hastening: for] it is said in the “ Nawádir ” that هَضَبَ القَوْمُ and ضَهَبُوا and هُلَبُوا and أُنَبُوا and حُطَّبُوا all denote الإِكْثَار and الإِسْرَاع: so in the T in art. هضب.
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