Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مُرَابَعَةً

Root: ربع

Form: 3

Full Definition

مُرَابَعَةًIII , or اِسْتَأْجَرَهُ مُرَابَعَةً, and رِبَاعاً, [He bargained with him for work, or he hired him, or took him as a hireling, by, or for, the season called رِبَيع,] is from الرَّبِيع, like مُشَاهَرَةً from الشَّهْرُ, and مُصَايَفَةً from الصَّيْفُ, &c.

def.2 مُرَابَعَةٌ also signifies The taking hold of the hand of another person beneath a load, and so raising it upon the camel, without a [staff, or small staff, such as is called] مِرْبَعَة. You say, رَابَعَهُ He took hold of his hand &c. [See also 1; last signification but one.]


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