طالبهُ
Root: طلب
Form: 3
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طالبهُIII
, Verbal.Noun مُطَالَبَةٌ and طِلَابٌ, He sought or demanded of him a thing [as being due to him; i. e. he sued or prosecuted him for it]; i. q. طَلَبَهُ بِحَقٍّ [he sought or demanded of him, &c., a right, or due]: and you say, طالبهُ بِحَقٍّ لَهُ عَلَيْهِ [he sought or demanded of him, &c., a thing due to him on his part]. مُطَالَبَةٌ is used in relation to a real thing: [but it does not necessarily imply the justice of the act:] one says, طالب زَيْدٌ عَمْرًا
بِالدَّرَاهِمِ [Zeyd sought or demanded of 'Amr, or sued or prosecuted him for, the money]. And طالبهُ بِالدَّيْنِ
He sought or demanded of him [&c.] the debt. And طالبهُ بِكَذَا, Verbal.Noun مُطَالَبَةٌ, [He sought or demanded of him, &c., such a thing; or he prosecuted him for such a thing, as, for instance, blood, or mutilation, or a wound: see exs. voce خَبْلٌ.]
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