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ارّض

Root: ارض

Form: 2

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ارّضII , Verbal.Noun تَأْرِيضٌ, He depastured the herbage of the earth, or land: and he sought after it: or, accord. to some, تَأْرِيضٌ denotes this latter signification with respect to a place of alighting, or abiding: and you say [also], المَنْزِلَ he sought after, and chose, the place for alighting, or abiding: and تَرَكْتُ الحَىَّ لِلْمَنْزِلِ I left the tribe seeking after a tract of country in which to alight, or abide.

def.2 He, or it, rendered heavy; [app. meaning slow, or sluggish; see 5;] syn. ثَقَّلَ.
2 He made to tarry; to tarry and wait, or expect; or to be patient, and tarry, and wait, or expect.
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