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برع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

5 تبرّع بِالعَطَاآءِ تبرع بالعطاآء He gave what was not incumbent, or obligatory, on him; he gave supererogatorily: (K:) or he gave gratuitously, unasked, or unbidden: (TA:) as though he affected بَرَاعَة [or excellence ] therein, and generosity. (Z, TA.) And تبرّع بِالأَمْرِ He did, or performed, the thing, or affair, disinterestedly; not seeking, or desiring, a compensation. (Msb.) And تبرّع بِالجِهَادِ [ He engaged unbidden, or disinterestedly, in war against unbelievers ]. (Msb in art. طوع.)

Derived headwords

تبرّع بِالعَطَاآءِverb
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تبرّع بِالأَمْرِ
تبرّع بِالجِهَادِ