عَقَا
Root: عقو
Form: 1
Full Definition
عَقَاI
, Present.T يَعْقُو, and [عَقَى, Present.T] يَعْقِى, He disliked, or hated, the thing, or affair.
def.2 And عَقَاهُ, Present.T يَعْقُوهُ, is syn. with عَاقَهُ [meaning He, or it, hindered, prevented, impeded, or withheld, him], being formed from the latter by transposition; i. q. حَبَسَهُ; as also ; [and this is app. meant by its being said that] الاِعتِقَآءُ is syn. with الاِحْتِبَاسُ, and is formed by transposition from الاِعْتِيَاقُ.
def.2 And عَقَاهُ, Present.T يَعْقُوهُ, is syn. with عَاقَهُ [meaning He, or it, hindered, prevented, impeded, or withheld, him], being formed from the latter by transposition; i. q. حَبَسَهُ; as also ; [and this is app. meant by its being said that] الاِعتِقَآءُ is syn. with الاِحْتِبَاسُ, and is formed by transposition from الاِعْتِيَاقُ.
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