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احتذى

Root: حذو

Form: 8

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احتذىVIII He wore, or put on, a sandal, or sandals. Hence the saying, خَيْرُ مَنِ ٱحْتَذَى النِّعَالَ [The best of those who have worn sandals]. A rájiz says, كُلَّ الحِذَآءِ يَحْتَذِى الحَافِى الوَقِعْ [The barefooted whose sole is hurt by the rugged ground and stones will put on any sandal: a prov.].
2 See also 1.
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