تسفّهت
Root: سفه
Form: 5
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تسفّهتV
The winds became in a state of commotion.
2 تسفّهت الرِّيحُ الشَّجَرَ, or الغُصُونَ, and الرِّيحُ الغُصُونَ, The wind made the trees, or the branches, to bend, or incline: and put the branches in motion: or ruffled, and put in motion, the branches. (TA. [There said to be tropical: but see what is said of the primary signification of سَفَهٌ, below.])
3 [Hence,] it is said in a prov., فُرَارَةٌ تَسَفَّهَتْ قَرَارَةً A lamb, or kid, made a sheep, or goat, to incline [to silly behaviour]: applied to the old whom the young incites to lightwittedness (السَّفَه) and levity.
4 تسفّههُ عَنْ مَالِهِ He deluded him, or beguiled him, of his property.
5 تسفّه عَلَيْهِ He acted with سَفَاهَة [i. e. lightwittedness, &c.], or foolishly, towards him.
6 And تَسَفَّهْتُ عَلَيْهِ signifies أَسْمَعْتُهُ [as meaning I reviled him]. [See also 3.]
2 تسفّهت الرِّيحُ الشَّجَرَ, or الغُصُونَ, and الرِّيحُ الغُصُونَ, The wind made the trees, or the branches, to bend, or incline: and put the branches in motion: or ruffled, and put in motion, the branches. (TA. [There said to be tropical: but see what is said of the primary signification of سَفَهٌ, below.])
3 [Hence,] it is said in a prov., فُرَارَةٌ تَسَفَّهَتْ قَرَارَةً A lamb, or kid, made a sheep, or goat, to incline [to silly behaviour]: applied to the old whom the young incites to lightwittedness (السَّفَه) and levity.
4 تسفّههُ عَنْ مَالِهِ He deluded him, or beguiled him, of his property.
5 تسفّه عَلَيْهِ He acted with سَفَاهَة [i. e. lightwittedness, &c.], or foolishly, towards him.
6 And تَسَفَّهْتُ عَلَيْهِ signifies أَسْمَعْتُهُ [as meaning I reviled him]. [See also 3.]
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