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الت

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

أَلْتٌ ذ Deficiency: as in the saying, مَا فِى مَزَاوِدِهِمْ أَلْتٌ [ There is not, in their provision-bags, any deficiency ]. (A.) -A2- A swearing; syn. حَلِفٌ (M, TA.) [Perhaps an inf. n. in this sense.] ― -b2- An oath: as in the saying, when one has not given thee thy right, or due, قَيِّدْهُ بِالْأَلْتِ [ Bind thou him by oath ]. (T.) -A3- Calumny, slander, or false accusation. (Kr, M, K.) [Perhaps an inf. n. in this sense also.]

Derived headwords

أَلْتٌ
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مَا فِى مَزَاوِدِهِمْ
قَيِّدْهُ بِالْأَلْتِ