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ادهاهُ

Root: دهو

Form: 4

Full Definition

ادهاهُIV He found him to be such as is termed دَاهٍ [i. e. cunning, &c.], or دَاهِيَة [which signifies the same in an intensive sense].
2 [ادهى preceded by مَا is also used as a verb of wonder.] A poet says, أَبَا خَالِدٍ مَا كَانَ أَدْهَى مُصِيبَةً أَصَابَتْ مَعَدًّا يَوْمَ أَصْبَحْتَ ثَاوِيَا Aboo-Khálid, how great was the calamity that befell Ma' add on the day when thou diedst [or wast slain]!
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