مُقَادَحَةٌ

Form: 3

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مُقَادَحَةٌIII is syn. with مُقَادَعَةٌ, [so in a copy of the A, an evident mistranscription for مُقَاذَعَةٌ, with ذ,] from القَدْحُ meaning “ the act of blaming, censuring, ” &c., syn. الطَّعْنُ: thus in the saying, جَرَتْ بَيْنَهُمَا مُقَادَحَةٌ [A mutual reviling, and vying in foul, or unseemly, speech or language, occurred between them two].
2 And قادحهُ signifies نَاظَرَهُ [app. as meaning جَادَلَهُ i. e. He contended in an altercation, or disputed, or litigated, with him: &c.].

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