تسلّى
Root: سلو
Form: 5
Full Definition
تسلّىV
quasi-pass. of سَلَّاهُ عَنْهُ or of أَسْلَاهُ عَنْهُ [and therefore signifying He was made, or rendered, forgetful, unmindful, or neglectful, or was made to be diverted from the remembrance, of him, or it: was made to endure with patience the loss, or want, of him, or it: was made to be content, or happy, without him, or it: or was comforted, or consoled, for the loss, or want, of him, or it]: or تسلّى signifies تَكَلَّفَ
السُّلْوَانَ [he affected the being forgetful, &c., of a person, or thing]: [he made himself content, or happy: comforted, or consoled, himself: diverted, or amused, himself: and, like سَلَا, or nearly so,] he became free from, or he relinquished, anxiety. See also what next follows.
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