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احمضت

Root: حمض

Form: 4

Full Definition

احمضتIV The land became abundant in حَمْض [q. v.].
2 احمض القَوْمُ The people, or company of men, lighted on, or found, حَمْض.
3 احمضت الإِبِلُ i. q. حَمَضَت, q. v.
4 [And hence,] احمض القَوْمُ The people, or company of men, launched into, or entered upon, cheering discourse. I'Ab used to say to his companions, أَحْمِضُوا [Launch ye forth, or enter upon, cheering discourse]; whereupon they would begin to recite poetry, and to relate the memorable conflicts of the Arabs; because they then entered into traditions and stories of the Arabs, being weary of the interpretation of the Kur-án, [like camels betaking themselves to the pasture termed حَيْض when weary of that termed خُلَّة.] [And in like manner,] إِحْمَاضٌ also means The changing from seriousness to jesting or joking.
5 See also 2. [And see 5.]

def.2 احمضتُ الإِبِلَ; or , Verbal.Noun تَحْمِيضٌ; I pastured the camels upon حَمْض.
2 [And hence, as camels are pastured upon حَمْض after they have pastured for a time upon خُلَّة,] احمضهُ عَنْهُ, and حمّضهُ , He shifted him from it [to another thing].
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