Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

أَوْلَعَهُ

Root: ولع

Form: 4

Full Definition

أَوْلَعَهُIV He, or it, rendered him eagerly desirous of such a thing; or fond of it.
2 أَوْلَعَهُ بِهِ i. q. أَغْرَاهُ بِهِ.
3 أَولِعَ بِهِ He became attached to it, or fond of it; [was devoted, or addicted, to it; was eagerly desirous of it;] he adhered, clung, or clave, to it; or loved it; i. q. أُغْرِىَ به. See this last, and أُغْرِمَ بِهِ.


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