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شرّدهُ

Root: شرد

Form: 2

Full Definition

شرّدهُII , Verbal.Noun تَشْرِيدٌ, He made him to take fright, and flee, or run away at random; or to become refractory, and to go away at random, or run away, or break loose, and go hither and thither by reason of his sprightliness; namely, a camel [and a horse or the like: see 1]: or he drove him away, or expelled him; as also ; [and so شرّد بِهِ; for] you say شَرَّدْتُهُ عَنٍّى and شَرَّدْتُ بِهِ [I drove him away from me]. And تَشْرِيدٌ signifies also The act of dispersing, or scattering. [Hence,] شَرِّدْ بِهِمْ مَنْ خَلْفَهُمْ, in the Kur [viii. 59], means Disperse thou, or scatter thou, by them, those [who shall come] after them: or terrify thou, by them, those [who shall come] after them: or make thou them notorious to those [who shall come] after them: [for]
2 شرّد بِهِ signifies He rendered him notorious by exposing his vices or faults.
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