Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

يَتَقَوَّتُ

Root: قوت

Form: 5

Full Definition

يَتَقَوَّتُV [Such a one feeds, nourishes, or sustains, himself with such a thing], or بِالقَلِيلِ [with that which is little]: or تقّوت بِالشَّىْءِ he made the thing his قُوت [or food]; and اقتات بِهِ and signify thus likewise: or اقتات بِهِ signifies he ate it; and so does .


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