دالكهُ
Root: دلك
Form: 3
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دالكهُIII
, Verbal.Noun مُدَالَكَةٌ, He delayed, or deferred, with him, or put him off, promising him payment time after time; as also دَاعَكَهُ. El-Hasan was asked, أَيُدَالِكُ الرَّجُلُ ٱمْرَأَتَهُ [May the man delay, or defer, with his wife?], meaning, in the matter of the dowry; and he answered, “ Yes, if he be in a state of bankruptcy, ” or “ poor. ” And you say likewise, الرَّجُلَ حَقَّهُ
He deferred, or put off, by repeated promises, giving the man his right, or due.
2 The Verbal.Noun also signifies The vying in patience: or, as some say, the importuning, pressing hard, or urging, in demanding the giving, or payment, of a due or debt.
2 The Verbal.Noun also signifies The vying in patience: or, as some say, the importuning, pressing hard, or urging, in demanding the giving, or payment, of a due or debt.
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