اعدى

Form: 4

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اعدىIV He passed from, or beyond, another, to the thing, or affair: so in the K. But in the M it is said, اعداهُ الدَّآءُ signifies The disease passed from another to him. And one says أَعْدَى فُلَانٌ فُلَانًا مِنْ خُلُقِهِ, or مِنْ عِلَّةٍ بِهِ, or جَرَبٍ, i. e. Such a one made somewhat of his natural disposition, or of a disease, or malady, that was in him, or of mange, or scab, to pass [from him] to such a one; [or infected him therewith; (see two exs., in a verse and a hemistich, cited in the first paragraph of art. جنى;)] and اعداهُ بِهِ signifies the same: and اعدى صَاحِبَهُ He made his companion to acquire the like of what was in him. And يُعْدِى is said of the mange, or scab, &c., meaning It passes from him that has it to another; and in like manner one says of a disease, : but it is said in an explanation of a trad., لَا يُعْدِى شَىْءٌ شَيْئًا [i. e. A thing does not pass by its own agency to a thing]. [Therefore] one says, of the mange, or scab, [or the like,] اعداهُ ٱللّٰهُ God made it to pass from him that had it to one that was near to him, so that he became affected therewith.
2 One says also, of a man, قَدْ أَعْدَى النَّاسَ بِشَرٍّ He has made evil, or mischief, to cleave to men.

def.2 See also 1, near the middle, in two places.

def.3 اعداهُ عَلَيْهِ He aided, or assisted, him, and strengthened him, against him; and avenged him of him; namely, one who had wronged him. And اعداهُ He heard his accusation against another, and commanded to bring his adversary.

def.4 اعداهُ, namely, a horse, and also a man, [He made him to run, whether gently or moderately or vehemently: or, as sometimes used,] he made him, or desired him, to go the pace termed حُضْر: or he made him to go a pace nearly the same as that termed هَرْوَلَة, not so quick, or which is not so quick, as that termed جَرْى: and signifies the same.

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