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تَرَادُفٌ

Root: ردف

Form: 6

Full Definition

تَرَادُفٌVI is syn. with تَتَابُعٌ. You say, تَرَادَفَا They followed each other. And ترادف القَوْمُ The people, or party, followed one another: and in like manner one says of anything following another thing. [See also 4.] And ترادف الشَّىْءُ The thing was, or became, consecutive in its parts; one part of the thing followed another.
2 It is also a word alluding to a certain foul act: from الرِّدْفُ signifying العَجُزُ. You say, تَرَادَفَا meaning تَنَاكَحَا.
3 And تَرَادَفُوا عَلَيْهِ They aided, helped, or assisted, one another against him. And تَرَادَفَا They aided, helped, or assisted, each other; as also ترافدا.
4 As a conventional term in lexicology, تَرَادُفٌ signifies Synonymousness; or the being synonymous. (Mz, 27th نوع; and Kull p. 130.) [You say, of two words, يَتَرَادَفَانِ They are synonymous. See also 3: and see مُتَرَادِفٌ.]
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