ضرع

3 مُضَارِعَةٌ ذ is syn. with مُشَابَهَةٌ: (S, O, Msb:) accord. to Er-Rághib, its primary meaning is The sharing [in a thing, or particularly in the ضَرْع, or udder ], like مُرَاضَعَةٌ, which is the “ sharing in sucking. ” (TA.) You say ضارعهُ He, or it, resembled him, or it; was, or became like him, or it. (K, TA.) And بَيْنَهُمَا مُرَاضَعَةُ الكَاسِ وَمُضَارَعَةُ الأَجْنَاسِ [ Between them two are the sipping of the wine-cup, and the resemblance of kinds; or compotation and congeniality ]: said in the A to be from الضَّرْعُ. (TA.) [See also an ex. voce تَحَلَّجَ.] ― -b2- Also i. q. مُقَارَبَةٌ [meaning The approaching a thing]. (TA.) See 2, in two places.