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ديّثهُ

Root: ديث

Form: 2

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ديّثهُII , [Verbal.Noun تَدْيِيثٌ,] He softened, or suppled, it; and made it easy. You say also, دَيَّثَتْهُ الَمَطَارِقُ The instruments called مطارق softened, or suppled, it; namely, a thing.
2 He made it even, smooth, or easy to walk or ride upon.
3 He smoothed it; namely, an affair.
4 He broke, or trained, him, namely, a camel, in some measure [so as to subdue his refractoriness].
5 And in like manner, [He prepared it in some measure; namely,] a skin in the tan, or tanning-liquid: and a spear in the ثِقَاف [or straitening-instrument].
6 He subdued him; or rendered him submissive, and gentle; namely, a man. دُيَّثَ بِالصَّغَارِ occurs in a trad. as meaning ذُلِّلَ [i. e. He was subdued, or rendered submissive, by abasement, or by tyranny, oppression, or injury].
7 And It tried him, or proved him, and rendered him experienced, and submissive.
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