تَغَاوَوْا
Root: غو
Form: 6
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تَغَاوَوْاVI
They collected themselves together, or combined, and aided one another, against him; originally, in an evil affair; from الغَىّ and الغَوَايَة: or they aided one another against him, and slew him; but this addition “ and slew him ” is from a trad. respecting the slaying of 'Othmán, in which it is said, فَتَغَاوَوْا عَلَيْهِ وَٱللّٰهِ حَتَّى قَتَلُوهُ [and they collected themselves together, &c., against him, by God, so that they slew him]: or they came against him from this quarter and from that; though they did not slay him: or they collected themselves together, and aided one another, against him, as do those who err, or deviate from the right way or course; thus expl. by Z. [See also 6 in arts. غى and عو.]
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