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حلو

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

8 احتلى لِينَفَقَةِ ا@مْرَأَتِهِ ذ , and لِمَهْرِهَا, He exercised art, or ingenuity, for [ the purpose of procuring ] the expenses of his wife, and her dowry: one says, اِحْتَلِ فَتَزَوَّجْ [ Exercise thou art, &c., and marry ]. (TA.)

Derived headwords

احتلى لِينَفَقَةِ ا@مْرَأَتِهِverb
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اِحْتَلِ فَتَزَوَّجْ