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ديث

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

2 ديّثهُ ديثه ديثة , [inf. n. تَدْيِيثٌ,] He softened, or suppled, it; and made it easy. (Msb.) You say also, دَيَّثَتْهُ الَمَطَارِقُ The instruments called مطارق softened, or suppled, it; namely, a thing. (M.) ― -b2- (tropical:) He made it (a road) even, smooth, or easy to walk or ride upon. (M, TA.) ― -b3- (assumed tropical:) He smoothed it; namely, an affair. (M.) ― -b4- (assumed tropical:) He broke, or trained, him, namely, a camel, in some measure [ so as to subdue his refractoriness ]. (M.) ― -b5- And in like manner, [ He prepared it in some measure; namely,] a skin in the tan, or tanning-liquid: and a spear in the ثِقَاف [or straitening-instrument]. (M.) ― -b6- (assumed tropical:) He subdued him; or rendered him submissive, (S, M, K,) and gentle; namely, a man. (M.) دُيَّثَ بِالصَّغَارِ occurs in a trad. as meaning (assumed tropical:) ذُلِّلَ [i. e. He was subdued, or rendered submissive, by abasement, or by tyranny, oppression, or injury ]. (TA.) ― -b7- And (assumed tropical:) It (time, or fortune,) tried him, or proved him, and rendered him experienced, and submissive. (M.)

Derived headwords

ديّثهُverb
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دَيَّثَتْهُ الَمَطَارِقُ
دُيَّثَ بِالصَّغَارِ