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اعثرهُ

Root: عثر

Form: 4

Full Definition

اعثرهُIV He caused him to stumble, or trip; or to fall upon his face; [or simply, to fall;] as also عثّرهُ ; [and so عَثَرَ بِهِ; (see 1, last sentence, and see also عَاثُورٌ, first sentence;)] said of God. IAar cites as an ex., فَخَرَجْتُ أُعْثَرُ فِى مَقَادِمِ جُبَّتِى لَوْلَا الحَيَآءُ أَطَرْتُهُ إِحْضَارَا [And I went forth, made to stumble, or trip, upon the fore parts of my jubbeh: but for the sense of shame, I had made it to fly, in running]: accord. to one relation, however, the verb in question, in this verse, is أَعْثُرُ. And اعثرهُ ٱللّٰهُ is syn. with أَتْعَسَهُ [of which see various explanations in art. تعس].
2 [Hence,] اعثر بِهِ عِنْدَ السُّلْطَانِ, or عثّرهُ عِنْدَهُ, He impugned his character to the Sultán, and sought to make him fall into destruction by means of the latter.
3 And اعثرهُ عَلَيْهِ [He made him to stumble upon it, or to light on it by chance; or] he made him to get, or obtain, knowledge of it, or sight and knowledge of it; to become acquainted with it; to know it; or to see it; accidentally, or without seeking. Hence the phrase in the Kur [xviii. 20] أَعْثَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ; in which غَيْرَهُمْ, the objective complement, is suppressed. And اعثرهُ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ He guided him, or showed him the way, to his companions.
4 اعثر جَدَّهُ, and عثّرهُ , He [i. e. God] made his fortune, or good fortune, to fall. (K. [See عَثَرَ جَدُّهُ.])

def.2 See also 1, latter half.
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