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ارتدّ

Root: رد

Form: 8

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ارتدّVIII quasi-pass. of 1 as expl. in the first sentence of this art.; He, or it, returned, went back, came back, or reverted; &c.; [عَنْ وَجْهِهِ from his, or its, course; and] عَنْ سَعْدِهِ وَدِينِهِ [from his state of prosperity and his religion]; and إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ [to his abode]: or he turned, or shifted; عَنْهُ [from it]; and عَنْ دِينِهِ [from his religion]. [Hence, He apostatized; or revolted from his religion: and particularly] he returned from El-Islám to disbelief; or so ارتدّ عِنِ الإِسْلَامِ. And يَرْتَدُّ البَصَرُ عَنْهُ مِنْ قُبْحِهِ [The eye reverts from him by reason of his unseemliness, or ugliness]. See also 6.
2 [Hence also,] اِرْتَدَّتْ نَفْسِى إِلَى وَقْتِ ٱنْتِهَآءِ مُدَّتِى [My soul was brought, or came, to the time of the end of my duration]. (IB, TA in art. امر. [See a verse of El-'Ajjáj cited voce أَمَارٌ.])
3 And اِرْتَدَّتْ عَلَى فُلَانٍ بِغْيَتُهُ [The thing that he sought was refused, or denied, to such a one]: said of one who finds not what he seeks. (TA in art. بغى.)

def.2 ارتدّهُ is syn. with رَدَّهُ as expl. in the first sentence of this art., q. v.
2 See also 10, in two places.
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