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اغضى

Root: غضو

Form: 4

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اغضىIV , Verbal.Noun إِغْضَآءٌ, He contracted his eyelids; drew them near together; like غَضَّ; (TA in art. غض;) [and] so اغضى عَيْنَهُ; said of a man: or he closed his eyelids upon his iris; so in the M; as also غَضَا , a dial. var. of اغضى, likewise mentioned by ISd; and , Present.T يَغْضَى, is also a dial. var. thereof: or he made one of his eyelids to cleave to the other, that he might not see a thing, by reason of shame: or he put one of his eyelids upon the other from dislike of a thing. [See also 6.]
2 Hence it is used in relation to forbearance: so that one says, أَغْضَى عَلَى القَذَى He held, or refrained, notwithstanding annoyance, spontaneously, without being asked, or without constraint: or اغضى عَلَى قَذًى he bore annoyance patiently. And اغضى عَنْهُ He feigned himself neglectful of it; [he closed his eyes from it;] he connived at it; as also اغمض عنه. (TA in art. غمض.) And [sometimes] الإِغْضَآءُ means The abstaining from proceeding to extremities. (Mgh in art. جوز.)
3 Hence also, اغضى عَلَى الشَّىْءِ He was silent respecting the thing; and so غَضَا , Present.T يَغْضُو.
4 And اغضى عَنْهُ طَرْفَهُ means He closed, or turned away, from him, or it, his eye, or eyes; syn. سَدَّهُ [in the CK شَدَّهُ], or صَدَّهُ: so in the M.

def.2 اغضى اللَّيْلُ The night was, or became, dark; and covered everything with its darkness; from ISd; as also غَضَا , Present.T يَغْضُو. (K, TA. [See also غُضُوٌّ.])
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