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تجوّد

Root: جود

Form: 5

Full Definition

تجوّدV He chose what was good, goodly, approvable, or excellent, among all things. He affected nicety, or refinement; he was, or became, nice, exquisite, refined, or scrupulously nice and exact; or he chose what was excellent, or best, to be done; and exceeded the usual bounds; فِى صَنْعَتِهِ in his work of art, or his manufacture; syn. تَنَوَّقَ. And تجوّد وَبَالَغَ فِى مَطْعَمِهِ وَمَلْبَسِهِ [He was dainty, nice, exquisite, refined, or scrupulously nice and exact; or he chose what was excellent, or best; and exceeded the usual bounds; in his food and his apparel]; (JK and K in art. نوق;) he was studious of his diet and apparel, always eating exquisite food and wearing sumptuous clothing.

def.2 تجوّدهُ: see 10. تَجَوَّدْتُهَا لَكَ I chose, or selected, the best, or most excellent, ( ,) thereof for thee.


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