مضى

1 مَضَى ذ and ↓ تَمَضَّى i. q. تَقَدَّمَ [ He advanced, proceeded, &c.]. (M.) ― -b2- مَضَى He, or it, passed; passed away; went; or went away. (S, M, Msb, K.) ― -b3- [ He went on. ] ― -b4- مَضَى لَهُ, said of time: see تَسْهِيمٌ. ― -b5- [مَضَى فِى سَيْرِهِ He advanced, or pressed onward, with a penetrative energy or force, or a sharpness and effectiveness, in his pace. ] ― -b6- مَضَىَ الأَمْرُ, and القَوْلُ, (assumed tropical:) The command, or order, and the saying, was effectual; had effect; was, or became, executed, or performed; syn. نَفَذَ. (Msb, art نفذ.) ― -b7- مَضَى فِى الأَمْرِ (assumed tropical:) He acted [or went on, and did so ] with penetrative energy, or with sharpness, vigour, and effectiveness, in the affair; syn. نَفَذَ. (S, M, K.) See مَاضٍ فِى الأُمُورِ, below; and جَسَرَ. ― -b8- مَضَى عَلَى الأَمْرِ He executed, performed, or accomplished, the affair; as also ↓ أَمْضَاهُ: (S:) and he kept, or applied himself, constantly, or perseveringly, to it. (Msb.) ― -b9- مَضَيْتُ على بَيْعِى and ↓ أَمْضَيْتُهُ I effected, or executed, my sale. (K.) ― -b10- مَضَى It (a sword) cut; (M, K;) penetrated; was sharp.