ضهى

3 ضاهاهُ ذ , (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. مُضَاهَاةٌ, (S, Msb,) He resembled, or conformed with, him, or it; syn. شَاكَلَهُ; (S, Msb, K;) like ضَاهَأَهُ [q. v.]: (S, Msb:) and, like the latter, he imitated him. (Msb, TA. *) It is said in a trad., أَشَدُّ النَّاسِ عَذَابًا يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ الَّذِين يُضَاهُونَ خَلْقَ ا@للّٰهِ i. e. [ The most severely punished of mankind on the day of resurrection will be ] those who imitate by what they make [ the creation of God ]; meaning the sculptors or limners or the like. (Msb.) ― -b2- Also, [or ضَاهَى بِهِ, like ضَاهَأَ به, q. v.,] He was, or became, gentle, tender, or courteous, or he acted, or behaved, gently, &c., with him, or to him; namely, a man, and other than a man. (TA.)