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ادلفهُ

Root: دلف

Form: 4

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ادلفهُIV It made him to walk, or go, gently, or leisurely; with short steps; [or in the manner of him who is shackled; ] at a rate above that which is termed دَبِيبٌ.

def.2 ادلف لَهُ القَوْلَ i. q. أَضْخَمَ لَهُ, He spoke to him in a rough, harsh, coarse, rude, uncivil, or ungentle, manner.
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