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ازعم

Root: زعم

Form: 4

Full Definition

ازعمIV He made a person to be such as is termed زَعِيم; as meaning responsible, answerable, amenable, surety, or guarantee. You say, أَزْعَمْتُكَ المَالَ, or الشَّىْءَ, I made thee, or have made thee, responsible, &c., [for the property, or the thing;] i. e. زَعِيمًا بِهِ.

def.2 He made one to covet, or eagerly desire. You say, أَزْعَمْتُهُ. [And أَزْعَمْتُهُ فِى الشَّىْءِ I made him to covet, or eagerly desire, the thing; like as you say, أَطْمَعْتُهُ فِيهِ. See زَعِمَ.]

def.3 He obeyed the زَعِيم [i. e. chief, lord, or prince].

def.4 It was, or became, possible.
2 It began to become good, or pleasant; [or fit to be drunk;] as also زَعَمَ , Verbal.Noun زَعْمٌ.
3 ازعمت said of a young she-camel, or of one full-grown, She was thought to have fat in her hump. in this sense and the first mentioned above.])
4 Also, or , said of the earth, or land, (الأَرْضُ,) It put forth the first of its plants, or herbage.
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