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آتَاهُ

Root: اتى

Form: 3

Full Definition

آتَاهُIII , [Verbal.Noun as below,] He requited, compensated, or recompensed, him. The saying, in the Kur [xxi. 48], وَإِنْ كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ بِهَا, some read thus, meaning [Though it be the weight of a grain of mustard,] we will bring it [forward for requital]: others read بها, meaning we will give [a recompense] for it; in which case the verb is of the measure أَفْعَلَ: or we will requite for it; in which case the verb is of the measure فَاعَلَ.
2 آتَيْتُهُ عَلَى الأَمْرِ, Verbal.Noun مُؤَاتَاةٌ, I agreed with him, or was of one mind or opinion with him, upon, or respecting, the thing, or affair; I complied with him respecting it; in a good manner: the vulgar say, وَاتَيْتُهُ: this is of the dial. of the people of El-Yemen, Verbal.Noun مُوَاتَاةٌ; and is the form commonly current: but it should not be used, except in the dial. of the people of El-Yemen.
3 [Hence, app., آتَىas meaning He aided; a signification mentioned by Golius, on the authority of Z and Ibn-Maaroof.]


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