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اختصّهُ

Root: خص

Form: 8

Full Definition

اختصّهُVIII : see 1, in four places.

def.2 اختصّ as an intrans. v.: see 1, last sentence but one.
2 اختصّ بِالشَّىْءِ, or بِكَذَا, quasi-pass. of خَصَّهُ بِهِ; He was, or became, distinguished particularly, peculiarly, or specially, i. e., above, or from, or exclusively of, others, by the thing, or by such a thing; he was, or became, particularized, or particularly or peculiarly or specially characterized, thereby; he had [the thing or] such a thing appropriated, or assigned, or made to belong, to him alone, or in particular, or peculiarly, or specially, exclusively of others; and تخصّص signifies the same. You say, اختصّ فُلَانٌ بِالأَمْرِ, and تخصّص لَهُ, [or بِهِ, accord. to general usage,] Such a one was, or became, alone, with none to share or participate with him, in the affair; syn. اِنْفَرَدَ.
3 See also 1, last sentence.
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