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Q. Q. 1 أَسْوَيْتُهُ بِهِ ذ [ I made him to imitate him, to follow his example, or to take example by him; ] I made him an example, an exemplar, a pattern, or an object of imitation, to him: (M, K:) from IAar: and if from الاـِسْوَةُ, as he asserts it be, the measure of this verb is فَعْلَيْتُ, like دَرْبَيْتُ and جَعْبَيْتُ. (M.)