Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

استتلاهُ

Root: تلو

Form: 10

Full Definition

استتلاهُX He, or it, invited him to follow the thing.
2 اِسْتَتْلَيْتُ فُلَانًا I made such a one to follow me.
3 And I looked for, expected, awaited, or waited for, such a one.

def.2 استتلى فُلَانًا also signifies He sought, or demanded, of such a one, the arrow of protection [called تَلَآء, q. v.].


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