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تَاحَ

Root: تيح

Form: 1

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تَاحَI , Present.T يَتِيحُ, Verbal.Noun تَيْحٌ, It was, or became, easy, and facilitated, or prepared. And تَاحَ لَهُ, Present.T as above, and so the Verbal.Noun; and ; It was appointed, or ordained, to him, or for him: or was prepared for him; as also تَاحَ لَهُ, Present.T يَتُوحُ, Verbal.Noun تَوْحٌ: and it was appointed, ordained, or decreed, to betide him. One says, وَقَعَ فِى مَهْلَكَةٍ فَتَاحَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ فَأَنْقَذَهُ, [He fell into a place of destruction, and a man was appointed, or ordained, or prepared, for him, and he saved him]: or لَهُ مَنْ أَنْقَذَهُ and تَاحَ لَهُ مَنْ خَلَّصَهُ [and there was appointed, &c., for him he who saved him].

def.2 تَاحَ فِى مِشْيَتِهِ He affected an inclining of his body from side to side in his gait, or manner of walking.
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