زجّاهُ
Root: زجو
Form: 2
Full Definition
زجّاهُII
, Verbal.Noun تَزْجِيَةٌ, He pushed it gently, in order that it might go on; as also
; and
, Present.T يَزْجُوهُ, Verbal.Noun زَجْوٌ: and this last, he drove it, or urged it on, gently; [and so زجّاهُ and
, as will be shown by what follows:] or
signifies [simply] he drove it, or urged it on: and he pushed it: and so [app. in both of these senses] زجّاهُ and
. Hence, i. e. from زَجَّيْتُهُ meaning “ I pushed it gently, ” one says, كَيْفَ تُزَجِّى الأَيَّامَ i. e. كَيْفَ تُدَافِعُهَا [How dost thou strive with the days in pushing them on, or making them to pass away?]: or كيف تَدْفَعُهَا [how dost thou push on the days? and thus may mean also كيف تدافعها]: [or how dost thou make the days to pass away? for] زجّى الأَيَّامَ means he made the days to pass away: [or how dost thou pass the days? for it is also said that] تَزْجِيَةٌ signifies the passing [one's] days. [زجّى الأَيَّامَ may be well rendered He made the days to pass away by means of exertion; and so دَفَعَهَا and دَافَعَهَا. Har uses the phrase أُزَجِّى أَيَّامًا مُسْوَدَّةً as meaning I push on evil and hard days.]
2 And زجّى حَاجَتِى He made easy the attainment of my want.
def.2 زجّى الرُّمْحَ i. q. أَزَجَّهُ q. v. in art. زج.
i. e. [I drove him with speech, and] urged him on: for اِزْدَجَاهُ signifies سَاقَهُ [like زَجَّاهُ &c.].زَجَّيْتُهُ بِالقَوْلِ
2 And زجّى حَاجَتِى He made easy the attainment of my want.
def.2 زجّى الرُّمْحَ i. q. أَزَجَّهُ q. v. in art. زج.
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