ابطرهُ

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ابطرهُIV It rendered him such as is termed بَطِر; it caused him to exult, or to exult greatly, or excessively, and to behave insolently and unthankfully, or ungratefully: &c.: [see بَطِرَ:] it stupified him, deprived him of his reason, confounded him, or amazed him. You say, مَا أَمْطَرَتْ حَتَّى أَبْطَرَتْ It rained not until it caused [men] to exult, or to exult greatly, &c.
2 ابطر حِلْمَهُ It caused his clemency, moderation, or gravity, to become converted into inordinate exultation, and insolence, or the like, and levity.
3 ابطرهُ حِلْمَهُ It stupified, confounded, or amazed, him, so as to turn him from his clemency, moderation, or gravity.
4 ابطرهُ ذَرْعَهُ He imposed upon him more than he was able to do; what was above his power: ذرعه is here a substitute for its antecedent to indicate an implication therein: you say this when a slow-paced camel has endeavoured in vain to keep pace with another camel; and when any man has imposed upon another a difficulty beyond his power: or the meaning is, he cut off his means of subsistence, and wasted his body: ذرع signifying the “ body. ”

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