وَعَظَهُ

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وَعَظَهُI , Present.T يَعِظُ, Verbal.Noun وَعْظٌ and عِظَةٌ, in which the ة is a substitute for the elided و, and عَظَةٌ, and مَوْعِظَةٌ, in which the ة is not to denote the fem. gender, because this is not real, or this last is a simple subst., He exhorted him, admonished him, or warned him; he put him in fear: he exhorted him to obedience; commanded him to obey: he gave him good advice, or counsel; and reminded him of the results of affairs: he reminded him by informing him of that which should make the heart tender: he reminded him of that which should soften his heart, by the mention of reward and punishment. It is said in the Kur, [xxxiv. 45,] إِنَّمَا أَعِظكُمْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ I only exhort you, or command you, to do one thing. And you say, وُعِظَ بِغَيْرِهِ [He was exhorted, admonished, or warned, by the example of another: see 8]. [And وعَظَ, alone, He preached a sermon or sermons.]

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