اعتذر
Root: عذر
Form: 8
Full Definition
اعتذرVIII
, Verbal.Noun اِعْتِذَارٌ, and [quasi-inf. ns.]
عِذْرَةٌ and
مَعْذِرَةٌ ; and for اعتذر one says also اِعَذَّرَ, Present.T يَعَذِّرُ, Verbal.Noun اِعِذَّارٌ; and it is allowable to say اِعِذِّرَ, Present.T يَعِذِّرُ; but the former of these two variations is the more approved; [in the former case, the original being changed to اِعَتْذَرَ, then to اِعَذْذَرَ, then to اِعَذَّرَ; and in the latter case, to اِعْتْذَرَ, then to اِعِتْذَرَ, then to اِعِذْذَرَ, then to اِعِذْرَ, and then to اِعِذِّرَ;] He excused himself; he adduced, or urged, an excuse, or a plea, for himself; as also
تعذّر . [See عُذْرٌ.] You say, اعتذر إِلَىَّ [He excused himself to me;] he begged me to accept his excuse; and AZ says, I have heard two Arabs of the desert, one of the tribe of Temeem and one of the tribe of Keys, say, إِلَى الرَّجُلِ in the sense of اِعْتَذَرْتُ [i. e. I excused myself to the man]. And اعتذر مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ and
تعذّر [He excused himself, or urged an excuse, for his crime, sin, or misdeed: or] he asserted himself to be clear of his crime, sin, or misdeed. And اعتذر
عَنْ فِعْلِهِ [or مِنْ فعله] He showed, or manifested, his excuse for his deed. [It is said that] the primary meaning of الاِعْتِذَارُ is The cutting a man off from the object of his want, and from that to which he clings in his heart. [Hence, perhaps, one says اعتذر meaning He excused himself for not complying with a claim, or request.]
2 See also 4, in two places, near the beginning.
3 Also He did not adduce an excuse. [Thus it has two contr. significations. See also 2.]
def.2 Also He complained, مِنْهُ of him, or it.
def.3 And اعتذرت المِيَاهُ The waters stopped, ceased, or became cut off.
2 See also 5, last sentence but one, in two places.
def.4 And اعتذر العِمَامَةَ He made the turban to have two portions [its two ends] hanging down behind.
def.5 And الاِعْتِذَارُ signifies also The act of devirginating. (S, O, [See عُذْرَةٌ.])
2 See also 4, in two places, near the beginning.
3 Also He did not adduce an excuse. [Thus it has two contr. significations. See also 2.]
def.2 Also He complained, مِنْهُ of him, or it.
def.3 And اعتذرت المِيَاهُ The waters stopped, ceased, or became cut off.
2 See also 5, last sentence but one, in two places.
def.4 And اعتذر العِمَامَةَ He made the turban to have two portions [its two ends] hanging down behind.
def.5 And الاِعْتِذَارُ signifies also The act of devirginating. (S, O, [See عُذْرَةٌ.])
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