عَتَلَهُ

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عَتَلَهُI , Present.T ـُ and ـِ as in the Kur xliv. 47 accord. to different readers, Verbal.Noun عَتْلٌ, He drew him along, or dragged him, roughly, or violently, namely, a man, and likewise a horse, and carried him off or away: he pushed him, or thrust him, and urged him, driving him along roughly, or violently: accord. to ISk, عَتَلَهُ and عَتَنَهُ signify the same; i. e. he pushed him, or thrust him, roughly, or violently, to the prison: or العَتْلُ signifies the laying hold upon the clothes at the bosom of a man, and drawing him, or dragging him to thee, and taking him away to prison, or to trial, or affliction. And عَتَلَ النَّاقَةَ He led the she-camel roughly, or violently, taking hold of her nose-rein.

def.2 عَتِلَ إِلَى الشَّرِّ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun عَتَلٌ, He hastened, or was quick, to do evil, or mischief.

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