ساعدهُ
Root: سعد
Form: 3
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ساعدهُIII
, Verbal.Noun مُسَاعَدَةٌ and سِعَادٌ; and
, Verbal.Noun إِسْعَادٌ; He aided, assisted, or helped, him; syn. of the former عَاوَنَهُ, and of the latter أَعَانَهُ: [like as is said of عَاوَنَهُ and أَعَانَهُ,] both signify the same: or مُسَاعَدَةٌ signifies the aiding, or assisting, or helping, in any manner or case; and is said to be from a man's putting his arm, or hand, upon the سَاعِد [or fore arm] of his companion when they walk together to accomplish some object of want, and aid each other to do a thing: [so that سَاعَدَهُ more properly signifies he aided him, being aided by him: but see سَاعِدٌ:] whereas
إِسْعَادٌ signifies specially a woman's aiding, assisting, or helping, another to wail for a dead person: so says El-Khattábee: and this is what is meant in a trad. in which اسعاد is forbidden. One says, ساعدهُ عَلَيْهِ [He aided, assisted, or helped him against him, or it, or to do it]: and النَّائِحَةُ الثَّكْلَى
The wailing-woman assisted the woman bereft of her child to weep and wail. Accord. to Fr, [but this is questionable,] the primary signification of مُسَاعَدَةٌ and
إِسْعَادٌ is A man's performing diligently the command and good pleasure of God.
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