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مَسَأَ

Root: مسأ

Form: 1

Full Definition

مَسَأَI He went along the middle of the road; or the hard and elevated part (مَتْن) of the road.
2 مَسَأَ He was slow, or tardy.
3 مَسَأَ حَقَّهُ He delayed giving him his due.
4 مَسَأَ القِدْرَ He stilled, or allayed, the boiling of the pot.
5 مَسَأَهُ بِالقَوْلِ He soothed, or softened, him by words.
6 مَسَأَ He beguiled, or deceived.
7 مَسَأَ عَلَى شَىْءٍ, Verbal.Noun مَسْءٌ, He became accustomed, or inured to a thing.

def.2 مَسَأَ بَيْنَهُمْ and , He excited discord between them.
2 مَسَأَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun مَسْءٌ and مُسُوءٌ, He was hard, or impudent, and rude; not caring for what one said, or did to him.
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