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اِعْتَسَمْتُهُ

Root: عسم

Form: 8

Full Definition

اِعْتَسَمْتُهُVIII I gave him what he coveted from me.

def.2 And الاِعْتِسَامُ signifies الاِكْتِسَابُ [expl. above]: see 1.

def.3 Also The sheep's, or goats', bringing forth, and the pastor's coming and putting to every one of them her young one. [Accord. to the TK, one says, اِعْتَسَمَتِ الشَّاةُ, (using الشاة, as is sometimes done, in the sense of the coll. gen. n. الشَّآءُ, or the former may be a misprint for the latter,) meaning The sheep, or goats, brought forth, &c.]

def.4 And The taking and wearing an old and worn-out sandal, or boot. [Accord. to the TK, one says, اعتسم النَّعْلَ, or الخُفَّ, meaning He took the sandal, or the boot, in an old and worn-out state, and wore it.]
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