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صيف

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

3 عَامَلَهُ مُصَايَفَةً ذ (S, M, O, Msb, K) and صِيَافًا (Lh, M) is from الصَّيْفُ, (M, O, Msb,) like مُشَاهَرَةً (S, O, Msb, K) from الشَّهْرُ, (O, Msb,) and مُعَاوَمَةً (S, O) from العَامُ, (O,) i. e. [ He made an engagement, or a contract, with him for work or the like ] for the days of the صَيْف. (S.) And in like manner, اِسْتَأْجَرَهُ مُصَايَفَةً and صِيَافًا [ He hired him, or took him as a hired man or hireling, for the period of the صَيْف]. (M.)

Derived headwords

عَامَلَهُ مُصَايَفَةًverb
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اِسْتَأْجَرَهُ مُصَايَفَةً