تَوَلَّى
Root: ولى
Form: 5
Full Definition
تَوَلَّىV
He turned himself,
الى
towards. He turned away عَنْهُ
from him, or it.
2 تَوَلَّى He turned the back to another: see a verse in art. فيل, conj. 1.
3 تولّى أَمْرًا He took upon himself an affair.
4 تَوَلَّى كِبْرَهُ He took upon himself, or undertook, the main part thereof; syn. تَحَمَّلَ مُعْظَمَهُ.
5 تَولَّاهُ: see وَلِيَهُ.
2 تَوَلَّى He turned the back to another: see a verse in art. فيل, conj. 1.
3 تولّى أَمْرًا He took upon himself an affair.
4 تَوَلَّى كِبْرَهُ He took upon himself, or undertook, the main part thereof; syn. تَحَمَّلَ مُعْظَمَهُ.
5 تَولَّاهُ: see وَلِيَهُ.
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