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حصّنهُ

Root: حصن

Form: 2

Full Definition

حصّنهُII , [Verbal.Noun تَحْصِينٌ;] and احصنهُ ; He made it, or rendered it, inaccessible, or unapproachable, or difficult of access; he made it, or rendered it, unattainable, by reason of its height; he fortified it, or protected it against attack, so that one could not gain access to what was within it; namely, a place. حَصَّنْتُ القَرْيَةَ I built a wall around the town, or village.
2 For the former verb, see also 4.

def.2 And see 5.
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