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جاذبهُ

Root: جذب

Form: 3

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جاذبهُIII He contended with him in drawing, dragging, pulling or tugging, straining, or stretching, &c. (L in art. مد.) And جاذبهُ الحَبْلَ [He contended with him in pulling the rope]. (Mgh in art. نزع.) And جاذبهُ الثَّوْب He contended with him in pulling the garment, or piece of cloth. And جاذبوا الشَّىْءَ, Verbal.Noun مُجَاذَبَةٌ, They pulled the thing, every one of them to himself. And جَاذَبْتُهُ فَجَذَبْتُهُ: see 1, last sentence: [a phrase having two meanings: for] you say, جَاذَبَا, Verbal.Noun مُجَاذَبَةٌ and جِذَابٌ, meaning They two contended [in any manner], each with the other: and [in like manner,] تجاذبا , Verbal.Noun تَجَاذَبٌ, They two contended together. You say also, كَانَتْ بَيْنَهُمْ مُجَاذَبَاتٌ ثُمَّ ٱتَّفَقُوا [There were contentions between them: then they agreed]. And جَاذَبْتُهُ الشَّىْءَ I contended with him for the thing.
2 See also 1, in two places, beside the instance in the last sentence.
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