قعد

5 تقعّدهُ ذ (tropical:) He, or it, withheld, restrained, debarred, or prevented, him from attaining the thing that he wanted. (S, L, K.) Ex. مَا تَقَعَّدَنِى عَنْكَ اـِلَّا شُغْلٌ Nothing but business withheld me from thee. (ISk, S.) See also 4. You say also بِى عَنْكَ شُغْلٌ ↓ قَعَدَ Business withheld me from thee. (TA.) [And so,] ↓ مَا قَعَّدَكَ, and ↓ مَا ا@قْتَعَدَكَ, what hath withheld, restrained, debarred, or prevented, thee? (L.) ― -b2- تقعّد عَنِ الأَمْرِ, (S, A, L, K,) and ↓ تقاعد, (A,) (tropical:) He did not seek, seek for or after, or desire, the thing. (S, A, L, K.) See also 1. ― -b3- تقعّد signifies He held back, or refrained. (KL.) ― -b4- And also He held back, or restrained. (KL.) ― -b5- تقعّدهُ He performed his affair. (IAar, Th, L, K.)