سخّرهُ
Root: سخر
Form: 2
Full Definition
سخّرهُII
, Verbal.Noun تَسْخِيرٌ, He constrained him, or compelled him, namely, a servant, or a beast, to do what he [the latter] did not desire, or to work, without recompense, or hire, or wages, and without price; as also
تسخّرهُ : and [in like manner,]
, Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun سِخْرِىٌّ and سُخْرِىٌّ, he constrained him to do what he did not desire; compelled him: or سخّرهُ, he made use of him without compensation, فِى العَمَلِ [in work]. You say, دَابَّةً لِفُلَانٍ
I rode a beast belonging to such a one without recompense.
2 He brought him under, or into subjection; rendered him subservient, submissive, tractable, or manageable. You say, سخّر ٱللّٰهُ الإِبِلَ God hath made the camels subservient, or submissive, and manageable. And in the Kur [xiv. 37], it is said, وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ
2 He brought him under, or into subjection; rendered him subservient, submissive, tractable, or manageable. You say, سخّر ٱللّٰهُ الإِبِلَ God hath made the camels subservient, or submissive, and manageable. And in the Kur [xiv. 37], it is said, وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ
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