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أسّسهُ

Root: اس

Form: 2

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أسّسهُII , Verbal.Noun تَأْسِيسٌ, He founded it; or made, or laid, a foundation, or basis, for it; namely, a building, or a wall: he marked out the limits of it, and raised its foundations: he built its foundation, or basis: he commenced it; namely, a building; as also , Present.T يَؤُسُّهُ, Verbal.Noun أَسَّ: he built it; namely, a house; as also . You say, هٰذَا تَأْسِيسٌ حَسَنٌ [This is a good founding, or foundation]. And مَنْ لَمْ يُؤَسِّسْ مِلْكَهُ بِالعَدْلِ هَدَمَهُ [He who does not lay the foundation of his property with equity, or justice, destroys it].
2 أسّس زَادًا: see زَادَ in art. زود.
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