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طيّبهُ

Root: طيب

Form: 2

Full Definition

طيّبهُII , Verbal.Noun تَطْيِيبٌ; and ; and ; He, or it, made it, or rendered it, good, pleasant, delightful, delicious, sweet, or savoury: perfumed, or rendered fragrant, him, or it: [and made it or rendered it, pure, or clean: ] you say, طيّب جُلَسَآءَهُ He perfumed his companions with whom he was sitting: and طيّب الثَّوْبَ and [He perfumed the garment]: or طَيَّبْتُهُ I daubed, or smeared, him, or it, with perfume, or some odoriferous or fragrant substance: and طَيَّبَهُ بِالطِّيبِ [He perfumed him, or daubed him, or smeared him, with some odoriferous or fragrant substance].
2 [Hence,] طيّب بِنَفْسِهِ [and طيّب نَفْسَهُ, which latter is a phrase of frequent occurrence, He placated, or soothed, his mind;] he spoke to him pleasantly, sweetly, or blandly. And طَيَّبْتَ نَفْسِى عَنْكَ [Thou hast made me to be pleased, or happy, or content, without thee]. (S in art. سلو.)
3 And طيّبهُ He made it lawful, allowable, or free. [Hence,] طَيَّبَ لِغَرِيمِهِ نِصْفَ المَالِ He acquitted his debtor of the half of the property; gave up, resigned, or remitted, it to him.
4 See also 10.
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