حاولهُ
Root: حول
Form: 3
Full Definition
حاولهُIII
, Verbal.Noun مُحَاوَلَةٌ and حِوَالٌ, (M, K, TA, [in the CK, erroneously, حَوال,]) He desired it: he sought it: or he sought it by an artful contrivance or device; or by artful, or skilful, management; by turning over, or revolving, thoughts, ideas, schemes, or contrivances, in his mind, so as to find a way of attaining his object; syn. طَلَبَهُ بِحِيلَةٍ, or بِٱلْحِيلَةِ. Aboo-Heiyeh En-Numeyree says,
2 حَاوَلْتُ لَهُ بَصَرِى I looked sharply, or intently, at him; I cast my eyes at him.
[And who will seek to get a thing in the mouth of the lion?] And one says, حاول مِنْهَا الجِمَاعَ [He desired, or sought, of her, copulation, using blandishment, or artifice, for that purpose]. (T in art. رود, بِكَ أُحَاوِلُ occurring in a trad., means بك أُطَالِبُ [app. By means of Thee I seek, or demand, that which I want]. One says also, حَاوَلْتُهُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ الأَمْرَ [I sought, or endeavoured, to induce him to do the thing], and أَنْ يَتْرُكَهُ [to leave it]. (A in art. دور.) And, of water, حاول أَنْ يَجْمُدَ (L and K in art. جمد)وَمَنْ يُحَاوِلُ شَيْئًا فِى فَمِ الأَسَدِ
2 حَاوَلْتُ لَهُ بَصَرِى I looked sharply, or intently, at him; I cast my eyes at him.
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