Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

عوّدهُ

Root: عود

Form: 2

Full Definition

عوّدهُII He accustomed, or habituated, him to it. One says, عوّد كَلْبَهُ الصَّيْدَ He accustomed, or habituated, his dog to the chase. And هٰذَا أَمْرٌ يُعَوِّدُ النَّاسَ عَلَىَّ is a saying mentioned by Aboo-'Adnán as meaning This is a thing that causes men to become accustomed, or addicted, to treating me wrongfully.

def.2 عوّد [from the subst. عُوَادَةٌ] He ate what is termed عُوَادَة, i. e. food brought again after its having been once eaten of.

def.3 عوّد said of a camel, and of a sheep or goat, Verbal.Noun تَعْوِيدٌ, He became such as is termed عَوْد [i. e. old, &c.]: or, said of a camel, he exceeded the period of his بُزُول [q. v.] by three, or four, years: one does not say of a she-camel عوّدت. And, said of a man, He became advanced in age, or years.

def.4 عيّد [from عِيدٌ, and therefore retaining the ى in the place of the original و], Verbal.Noun تَعْيِيدٌ, He was present on the occasion of the عِيد [or periodical festival; or at the prayers, or other observances, thereof; or he kept, observed, or solemnized, the festival, or a festival]. One says, عيّد بِبَلَدِ كَذَا, meaning He was, on the day of the عِيد, [or he kept the عيد or an عيد,] in such a town, or country.


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