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رغّبهُ

Root: رغب

Form: 2

Full Definition

رغّبهُII , [Verbal.Noun تَرْغِيبٌ,] He made him to desire, or wish for, a thing; as also فيه. both signify the same. You say, رَغَّبْتُهُ فِى صُحْبَتِهِ [I made him to desire, or wish for, his companionship].
2 And رغّبهُ, Verbal.Noun تَرْغِيبٌ; and رغّب إِلَيْهِ; He gave him what he desired, or wished for.
3 [رغّب is also said by Golius to signify Cupivit avide et expetivit; as on the authority of the KL: but this signification is not in my copy of that work, nor do I find it in any other lexicon.]
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