يَتَعَاقَبَانِ

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يَتَعَاقَبَانِVI They follow each other [by turns]; or alternate; one coming and the other going; said of the night and the day; or as the night and the day; as also . You say, تَعَاقَبَ المُسَافِرَانِ عَلَى الدَّابَّةِ The two travellers rode upon the beast, each of them in his turn. And تعاقبا عَمَلًا They two did a work, or deed, by turns, or alternately: syn. اِرْتَوَحَاهُ, (K and TA in art. روح,) and تَرَاوَحَاهُ And تعاقبا They helped each other by turns. And بِالضَّرْبِ They two ply him by turns with beating See also 3, near the beginning. التَّعَاقُبُ also signifies The coming to water [by turns, or] time after time.

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