بذل

1 بَذَلَهُ ذ , aor. بَذُلَ (S, M, * Msb, K) and بَذِلَ , (M, K,) inf. n. بَذْلٌ, (S, M, Msb, K,) He gave it, and was liberal, or bountiful, with it; he gave it liberally, bountifully, unsparingly, or freely; (S, Msb, K, TA;) he gave it willingly, of his own free will or good pleasure: (TA:) and he made it allowable, or lawful, to be taken or possessed or done, willingly, or of his own free will or good pleasure: (Msb:) بَذْلٌ is the contr. of مَنْعٌ. (M.) [Hence,] سَأَلْتُهُ فَأَعْطَانِى بَذْلَ يَمِينِهِ I asked him, and he gave me what he was able to give. (TA.) [And بَذَلَ لَهُ نَفْسَهُ. (assumed tropical:) He gave up himself to, or spent himself for, him or it; he gave, or applied, himself, or his mind, unsparingly to it, namely, an undertaking &c.: a phrase of frequent occurrence. And بَذَلَ جَهْدَهُ, and مَجْهُودَهُ, (assumed tropical:) He exerted, or put forth, or expended, unsparingly, or freely, his power, or ability, or his utmost power or ability or endeavour: also of frequent occurrence.] And فَرَسٌ لَهُ صَوْنٌ وَ بَذْلٌ (tropical:) A horse that reserves a portion of his run, and is unsparing with a portion thereof; not putting forth the whole at once: (TA:) or that has a run which he reserves [ for the time of need ], and a run which he performs unsparingly: (A in art. شهد: see شَاهِدٌ:) and ↓ فَرَسٌ ذُو صَوْنٍ وَا@بْتِذَالٍ a horse that has a running pace (حُضْرٌ) which he has reserved for the time of need, and a run (عَدْوٌ) less quick which he has performed freely, or without reservation (قَدِ ا@بْتَذَلَهُ). (T.) [In the K these phrases are given in a mutilated state, and with a mutilated explanation.]) And صَوْنُهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَذْلِهِ (tropical:) His interior state, or disposition of mind, is better than his apparent state &c. (TA.) ― -b2- See also 8.