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عوّدهُ

Root: عود

Form: 2

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عوّدهُII He accustomed, or habituated, him to it. One says, عوّد كَلْبَهُ الصَّيْدَ He accustomed, or habituated, his dog to the chase. And هٰذَا أَمْرٌ يُعَوِّدُ النَّاسَ عَلَىَّ is a saying mentioned by Aboo-'Adnán as meaning This is a thing that causes men to become accustomed, or addicted, to treating me wrongfully.

def.2 عوّد [from the subst. عُوَادَةٌ] He ate what is termed عُوَادَة, i. e. food brought again after its having been once eaten of.

def.3 عوّد said of a camel, and of a sheep or goat, Verbal.Noun تَعْوِيدٌ, He became such as is termed عَوْد [i. e. old, &c.]: or, said of a camel, he exceeded the period of his بُزُول [q. v.] by three, or four, years: one does not say of a she-camel عوّدت. And, said of a man, He became advanced in age, or years.

def.4 عيّد [from عِيدٌ, and therefore retaining the ى in the place of the original و], Verbal.Noun تَعْيِيدٌ, He was present on the occasion of the عِيد [or periodical festival; or at the prayers, or other observances, thereof; or he kept, observed, or solemnized, the festival, or a festival]. One says, عيّد بِبَلَدِ كَذَا, meaning He was, on the day of the عِيد, [or he kept the عيد or an عيد,] in such a town, or country.
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