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مُتَرَدَّمٌ

Root: ردم

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مُتَرَدَّمٌ A place, of a garment, or piece of cloth, that is to be patched, or pieced, syn. مُتَرَقَّعٌ; and to be repaired, or mended, syn. مُتَصَلَّحٌ. 'Antarah says, [commencing his mo'allakah,] هَلْ غَادَرَ الشُّعَرَآءُ مِنْ مُتَرَدَّمِ أَمْ هَلْ عَرَفْتَ الدَّارَ بَعْدَ تَوَهُّمِ i. e. [Have the poets left any deficiency to be supplied? or,] any discourse to be annexed to other discourse? meaning, they have preceded me in saying, and left no say for a sayer [after them]: or have the poets left any place to be patched, or pieced, which they have not patched, or pieced, and repaired? meaning, the former has not left for the latter anything respecting which to mould his verses; i. e. poets have preceded me not leaving for me any place that I may patch, or piece, nor any place that I may repair: then he digresses, and says, address- ing himself, [Nay but I have somewhat to say:] hast thou known the abode of thy beloved, 'Ableh, after thy doubting respecting it?
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