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أَطْوَرَيْهِ

Root: طور

Full Definition

أَطْوَرَيْهِ Such a one attained the two extremes of science, or learning; the beginning and the end thereof; as also أَطْوَرِيهِ: or the latter, which is the form mentioned by AZ, and by IAar, signifies the utmost point thereof; accord. to AZ, as related by A 'Obeyd: or he attained, in science, or learning, his utmost, and his ambition; accord. to IAar: or بَلَغَ أَطْوَرَيْهِ he attained the utmost of his endeavour.
2 بَلَغْتُ مِنْ فُلَانٍ أَطْوَرَيْهِ I did the utmost in the case of such a one.
3 رَكِبَ فُلَانٌ الدَّهْرَ وَأَطْوَرَيْهِ [Such a one encountered fortune and] its two extremes.
4 لَقِىَ مِنْهُ الأَطْوَرِينَ, with kesr to the ر, He experienced from him, or it, calamity.
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