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استثاب

Root: ثوب

Form: 10

Full Definition

استثابX He restored to himself, or repossessed himself of, property; syn. اِسْتَرْجَعَهُ; his property having gone away. And اِسْتَثَبْتُ بِمَالِكَ I restored to myself, or repossessed myself of, property, by means of that which thou gavest me; my property having gone away. El-Kumeyt says, إِنَّ العَشِيرَةَ تَسْتَثِيبُ بِمَالِهِ فَيُغِيرُ وَهْوَ مُوَفِّرٌ أَمْوَالَهَا [Verily the tribe restore to themselves wealth by means of his property; and he makes incursions into hostile territories at his own expense, making their property abundant by the spoil that they gain with him].
2 استثابهُ He asked him to recompense, compensate, requite, or reward, him.
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