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سَاوَمْتُهُ

Root: سوم

Form: 3

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سَاوَمْتُهُIII بِالسِّلْعَةِ [and فِى السِّلْعَةِ agreeably with what here follows and with an ex. in art. بكر], Verbal.Noun سِوَامٌ and مُسَاوَمَةٌ, [I bargained, or chaffered, with him, or] I contended with him in bargaining, or chaffering, for the commodity, or article of merchandise, and in deciding the price: and فِى السِّلْعَةِ [and بِالسِّلَعَةِ agreeably with what here precedes] We bargained, or chaffered, for the commodity, or article of merchandise, [or contended in doing so,] one offering it for a certain price, and another demanding it for a lower price. See also 1, in three places.
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