اِزْدَوَجَتِ

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اِزْدَوَجَتِVIII [The birds coupled, or paired, one with another].
2 See also 6.
3 اِزْدَوَجَا and [and ], said of two phrases, or sentences, They bore a mutual resemblance in their prose-rhymes, or in measure: or were connected, each with the other; or dependent, each on the other: and in like manner, ازدوج and تزاوج , said of a phrase, or sentence, It was such that one part of it resembled another in the prose-rhyme, or in the measure: or consisted of two propositions connected, each with the other; or dependent, each on the other: اِزْدِوَاجٌ and مُزَاوَجَةٌ and are syn.: ازدواج signifies A conformity, or mutual resemblance, [with respect to sound, or measure,] of two words occurring near together; as in the phrase مِنْ سَبَأٍ بِنَبَأٍ [in the Kur xxvii. 22]: and this is also termed مُزَاوَجَةٌ and مُحَاذَاةٌ and مُوَازَنَةٌ and مُقَابَلَةٌ and مُؤَازَاةٌ. (Marginal note in a copy of the Muzhir, 22nd نوع.)

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