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صَدَرَ

Root: صدر

Form: 1

Full Definition

صَدَرَI , Present.T ـُ and ـِ Verbal.Noun صَدْرٌ and صُدُورٌ and مَصْدَرٌ and مَزْدَرٌ because of the similarity [of the letters ص and ز], He returned, went back; and went, or turned, away; from (عَنْ) water, and a country, or a place, and any affair.
2 Hence, صَدَرَ القَوْلُ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun صُدُورٌ, [The saying issued, proceeded, or emanated, عَنْهُ from him.] [And صَدَرَ عَنْهُ الفِعْلُ, with the same Present.T and Verbal.Noun, The action proceeded from him.]
3 And صَدَرَ إِلَيْهِ He went to it; namely, a place: he came to it.

def.2 صَدَرَهُ: see 4.

def.3 Also, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun صَدْرٌ, He hit, struck, or hurt, his صَدْر [i. e. breast]. You say, ضَرَبْتُهُ فَصَدَرْتُهُ I struck him and hit his breast.
2 And صَدِرَ He had a complaint of the صَدْر [or chest]. [See its part. n., below.]
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