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نَصَأَهُ

Root: نصأ

Form: 1

Full Definition

نَصَأَهُI , Present.T ـَ He took him by the نَاصِيَة [or forelock]: from نَاصِيَةٌ: and therefore regarded by some as improperly mentioned in the K in this art.
2 نَصَأَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun نَصْءٌ, He chid, ; syn. زَجَرَ.
3 نَصَأَ, Verbal.Noun as above, He raised, or elevated, a thing: dial. form of نَصَّ.
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