استصحبهُ

Form: 10

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استصحبهُX He desired him, or demanded him, as a companion, an associate, a comrade, or a friend: or he invited him to associate, keep company, or consort, with him: and he clave to him: [he chose him, or took him, as a companion, &c.: and] he had him with him.
2 [Hence,] one says, اِسْتَصْحَبْتُ كِتَابًا لِى [I made a book a companion to me; or I made a book belonging to me my companion]. And اِسْتَصْحَبْتُ الكِتَابَ وَغَيْرَهُ I carried the book &c. with me. And one says of anything, استصحبهُ as meaning It clave, adhered, or held-fast, to it; namely, another thing; or coalesced, or united, with it. [See an ex. in a verse cited voce رَامِكٌ.]
3 See also 4, second sentence:

def.2 and see the last sentence but one of the same paragraph.

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