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دَادَ

Root: دود

Form: 1

Full Definition

دَادَI , like خَافَ, [sec. pers. دِدْتَ,] Present.T يَدَادُ; and دَادَ, like قَالَ, [sec. pers. دُدْتَ,] Present.T يَدُودُ; Verbal.Noun دَوْدٌ; (M, L, K; [in my copy of the Msb دَادٌ, which, I doubt not, is a mistranscription;]) and اداد , Verbal.Noun إِدَادَةٌ; and دوّد , Verbal.Noun تَدْوِيدٌ; and دِيدَ; (M, L, and so in some copies of the K; [see its part. n. مَدُودٌ, voce دَائِدٌ, below;] in other copies of the K دَيَّدَ [which is app. a mistranscription];) It (corn, or food, طَعَام,) had in it دُود or سُوس [i. e. worms, grubs, or maggots]; and became eaten thereby. أَعْزِمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الجُرْحُ أَنْ لَا تَزِيدَ وَلَا [I conjure thee, O wound, that thou increase not nor breed worms,] is a form of conjuration used by the Arabs.
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