Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تجاودوا

Root: جود

Form: 6

Full Definition

تجاودواVI They considered [or tried] which of them had the best argument, or plea, or allegation: so says Aboo-Sa'eed on the authority of an Arab of the desert. And يَتَجَاوَدُونَ الحَدِيثَ They consider, or see, [or try,] which of them will be best in narration, or talk, or discourse.
2 [Also They vied, or contended together for superiority, in liberality, bounty, munificence, or generosity.]


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