المُعَيْدِىُّ

Root: عد

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المُعَيْدِىُّ is the dim. of المَعَدِّىُّ, meaning He whose origin is referred to Ma'add, and is originally المُعَيْدِدِىُّ, then المُعَيْدِّىُّ, and then المُعَيْدِىُّ, thus pronounced without the teshdeed of the د because the double teshdeed, that of the د with that of the ى after it, is found difficult of pronunciation, combined with the ى that denotes the dim.: it is thus pronounced in the prov., أَنْ تَسْمَعَ بِالْمُعَيْدِىِّ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَرَاهُ [Thy hearing of the Mo'eydee is better than thy seeing him]: or تَسْمَعُ بالمعيدىّ خير من ان تراه, which means the same, the ع in تسمع being pronounced with damm because أَنْ is suppressed before it; but some pronounce it with nasb, regarding أَنْ as understood, though this is anomalous: or تَسْمَعُ بِالْمُعَيْدِىِّ لَا أَنْ تَرَاهُ; as though meaning hear thou of the Mo'eydee, but do not see him: of which three variants, the second is that which is best known: so says A 'Obeyd: the prov. is applied to him who is of good repute, but whose outward appearance is contemned.

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