صغّرهُ
Root: صغر
Form: 2
Full Definition
صغّرهُII
, (Verbal.Noun تَصْغِيرٌ, TA,) He made him, or it, small, or little; as also
اصفرهُ . You say, القِرْبَةَ
He sewed the water-skin [so as to make it] small.
2 صغّرهُ فِى عُيُونِ النَّاسِ He, or it, rendered him [small, or little, i. e.,] contemptible, vile, base, or ignominious, [in the eyes of men:] and [in like manner] he, or it, rendered him vile, base, or ignominious, or content with vileness, baseness, abasement, or ignominy.
3 صَغَّرْتُ شَأْنَهُ (TA in art. غمز) and مِنْ شَأْنِهِ [I lessened his rank, or dignity].
4 صغّر الاِسْمَ, Verbal.Noun تَصْغِيرٌ, He changed the noun into the diminutive form. This is done for several purposes: to denote the smallness of the thing signified, in itself; as in the instance of دُوَبْرَةٌ [“ a small, or little, house ”]: to denote its smallness in the eye of the speaker, when it is not small in itself; as in the saying ذَهَبَتِ الدَّرَاهِمُ إِلَّا دُرَيْهِمًا [“ the dirhems went, except a small dirhem ”]: to denote nearness; as in the instance of قُبَيْلَ الصُّبْحِ [“ a little before daybreak ”]: to denote affection and benevolence; as in the expression يَا بُنَىَّ [“ O my little son ”]: to denote the greatness of the thing signified; as in the phrase سُنَيَّةٌ حَمْرَآءُ [“ a very severe year ”]: to denote praise; as when a man is described as كُنَيْفٌ مُلِئَ عِلْمًا [“ a little pastor's-bag filled with knowledge ”]: to denote blame; as in the expression يَا فُوَيْسِقُ [“ O thou little transgressor ”]. [The Verbal.Noun, تَصْغِيرٌ, is also applied to A diminutive noun itself; as also اِسْمٌ مُصَغَّرٌ.]
5 See also 10.
2 صغّرهُ فِى عُيُونِ النَّاسِ He, or it, rendered him [small, or little, i. e.,] contemptible, vile, base, or ignominious, [in the eyes of men:] and [in like manner] he, or it, rendered him vile, base, or ignominious, or content with vileness, baseness, abasement, or ignominy.
3 صَغَّرْتُ شَأْنَهُ (TA in art. غمز) and مِنْ شَأْنِهِ [I lessened his rank, or dignity].
4 صغّر الاِسْمَ, Verbal.Noun تَصْغِيرٌ, He changed the noun into the diminutive form. This is done for several purposes: to denote the smallness of the thing signified, in itself; as in the instance of دُوَبْرَةٌ [“ a small, or little, house ”]: to denote its smallness in the eye of the speaker, when it is not small in itself; as in the saying ذَهَبَتِ الدَّرَاهِمُ إِلَّا دُرَيْهِمًا [“ the dirhems went, except a small dirhem ”]: to denote nearness; as in the instance of قُبَيْلَ الصُّبْحِ [“ a little before daybreak ”]: to denote affection and benevolence; as in the expression يَا بُنَىَّ [“ O my little son ”]: to denote the greatness of the thing signified; as in the phrase سُنَيَّةٌ حَمْرَآءُ [“ a very severe year ”]: to denote praise; as when a man is described as كُنَيْفٌ مُلِئَ عِلْمًا [“ a little pastor's-bag filled with knowledge ”]: to denote blame; as in the expression يَا فُوَيْسِقُ [“ O thou little transgressor ”]. [The Verbal.Noun, تَصْغِيرٌ, is also applied to A diminutive noun itself; as also اِسْمٌ مُصَغَّرٌ.]
5 See also 10.
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