اضبى
Root: ضبو
Form: 4
Full Definition
اضبىIV
i. q.
أَمْسَكَ: so in the phrase, اضبى الرَّجُلُ عَلَى مَا فِى يَدَيْهِ [The man grasped, or kept hold of, that which was in his hands]: a dial. var. of أَضْبَأَ: like أَضَبَّ. (TA in art. ضبأ.)
2 And اضبى عَليْهِ He was, or became, at the point of gaining possession of it; namely, a thing.
3 And He concealed it, and was silent respecting it. (IKtt, TA. [App. a dial. var. of أَضْبَأَ.])
def.2 And i. q. رَفَعَ [He raised; &c.]: so in the K: but in the Tekmileh وَقَعَ [he, or it, fell; &c.].
def.3 And i. q. أَضْوَى [but in what sense is not shown].
def.4 اضبى بِهِمُ السَّفَرُ The journey failed of fulfilling its promise to them in respect of what they hoped to obtain in it, of gain, and profit, or advantage.
2 And اضبى عَليْهِ He was, or became, at the point of gaining possession of it; namely, a thing.
3 And He concealed it, and was silent respecting it. (IKtt, TA. [App. a dial. var. of أَضْبَأَ.])
def.2 And i. q. رَفَعَ [He raised; &c.]: so in the K: but in the Tekmileh وَقَعَ [he, or it, fell; &c.].
def.3 And i. q. أَضْوَى [but in what sense is not shown].
def.4 اضبى بِهِمُ السَّفَرُ The journey failed of fulfilling its promise to them in respect of what they hoped to obtain in it, of gain, and profit, or advantage.
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