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نِهْدٌ

Root: نهد

Full Definition

نِهْدٌ and sometimes نَهْدٌ , or the latter signifies the action described in the following explanation, A contribution, or that which is contributed, to the expenses of a journey, equally shared by each member of the party: or a contribution that is made for an expedition against an enemy, by a clubbing, i. e. an equal sharing of the expenses, so that there shall be no defrauding of one by another, and no obligation of one to another. See 3 and 6. You say, هَاتِ نِهْدَكَ Give thou thy contribution to the expenses of the journey, or expedition, equally with thy companions.
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