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وَلَثَتْنَا

Root: ولث

Form: 1

Full Definition

وَلَثَتْنَاI , [Present.T تَلِثُ,] Verbal.Noun وَلْثٌ, The sky wetted us with a little rain.
2 وَلَثَهُ, Present.T يَلِثُ, Verbal.Noun وَلْثٌ, He beat, struck, or smote, him, with a staff, or stick, a little: or he beat him, or struck him, without wounding him.
3 وَلَثَ لَهُ عَقْدًا He made with him a covenant, compact, or contract, that was unintentional, or not firmly concluded, or settled. وَلَثَ لَهُمْ, [Present.T يَلِثُ,] Verbal.Noun وَلْثٌ, He gave them, or granted them, somewhat of a covenant, compact, or contract.
4 وَلَثَ, [Present.T يَلِثُ?] Verbal.Noun وَلْثٌ, He concluded a covenant, compact, or contract.
5 وَلَثَ لَهُ, Present.T يَلِثُ, Verbal.Noun وَلْثٌ, He made to him a weak promise.
6 وَلَثَ فُلَانٌ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا, Verbal.Noun وَلْثٌ, Such a one appointed the manner of somewhat of our affair for us; syn. وَجَّهَ.
7 وَلَثَ لِمَمْلُوكِهِ عِتْقًا, [Present.T يَلِثُ, Verbal.Noun وَلْثٌ,] He promised his slave manumission after his death, saying, Thou art free after my death.
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