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عَذَلَهُ

Root: عذل

Form: 1

Full Definition

عَذَلَهُI , Present.T ـُ and ـِ Verbal.Noun عَذْلٌ, He blamed him, or censured him; [and عذّلهُ he did so much; for] تَعْذِيلٌ is like عَذْلٌ, signifying مَلَامَةٌ, [and تَعْذَالٌ is a dial. var. thereof, occurring in the Mo'allakah of Imra-el-Keys, ] but its verb has teshdeed to denote muchness. سَبَقَ السَّيْفُ العَذْلَ [The sword preceded the censure] is a prov. [expl. voce شَجْنٌ]. Accord. to IAar, [عَذَلَهُ may signify as above; or he afflicted, annoyed, or hurt, him; for he says,] العَذْلُ signifies الإِحْرَاقُ; [perhaps meaning الإِحْرَاقُ بِاللِّسَانِ; for SM adds,] as though the censurer burned (يُحْرِقُ) by his عَذْل the object thereof: [or it may mean also he burned him; for Sgh says,] and العَذْلُ signifies also الإِحْرَاقُ.
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