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غادرهُ

Root: غدر

Form: 3

Full Definition

غادرهُIII , Verbal.Noun مُغَادَرَةٌ and غِدَارٌ; and ; He left him, or it; he left him, or it, remaining. It is said in the Kur xviii. 47, لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيرَةً وَلَا كَبِيرَةً It will not leave, or omit, or it will not fall short of, a small sin nor a great sin. And in a trad., يَا لَيْتَنِى غُودِرْتُ مَعَ أَصْحَابِ نُحْصِ الجَبَلِ Would that I had [been left behind, and had] suffered martyrdom with the people of the foot of the mountain of Ohud, who were slain there, and the other martyrs: said by Mohammad. [See also a verse of 'Antarah cited voce مُتَرَدَّمٌ; and another, of Kutheiyir, voce عَسْبٌ.]
2 اغدر also signifies He left behind. You say النَّاقَةَ, and الشَّاةَ, He left the she-camel behind the other camels, and the sheep, or goat, behind the other sheep, or goats. And لَهُ ذٰلِكَ فِى قَلْبِى مَوَدَّةً i. e. [Such a one aided me, and that] left remaining [in my heart a love for him].
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