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عرّج

Root: عرج

Form: 2

Full Definition

عرّجII , Verbal.Noun تَعْرِيجٌ, He made to incline.

def.2 عَرَّجْتُ عَنْهُ I turned from it, and left it, or forsook it; as also عنه.
2 And عرّج عَلَيْهِ He bent, or inclined, to, or towards, him, or it. You say, مَرَّ بِهِ فَمَا عَرَّجَ عَلَيْهِ [He passed by him, or it,] and did not bend, or incline, to him, or it. [But this may be otherwise rendered, as is shown by what follows.]
3 عرّج also signifies He remained, stayed, abode, or dwelt; as also تعرّج . You say, عرّج بِالمَكَانِ He remained, stayed, &c., in the place. And عرّج عَلَى الشَّىْءِ, Verbal.Noun as above, He remained, stayed, or abode, intent upon the thing; as also تعرّج عليه. See also عُرْجَةٌ, in two places: and see 2 in art. عوج. And مَا عَرَّجْتُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ means I did not pause, or stop, at the thing: or I did not care for it, or regard it. (TA in art. وبر.) And عرّج عَلَى المَنْزِلِ, and تعرّج , He confined his camel that he rode at the place of alighting or abode, and remained, or stayed: or تَعْرِيجٌ signifies the confining the camel that one rides, remaining, or staying, for one's travelling-companions or for some object of want: and عرُج النَّاقَةَ means he confined the she-camel.

def.3 See also 4.
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