قوت

4 اقاتهُ ذ : see 1, first and second sentences. ― -b2- Also He kept, preserved, guarded, or protected, him. (TA.) -A2- And اقات عَلَى الشَّىْءِ, (S, O, K, *) and اقاته, (K,) He had power, or ability, to do, effect, accomplish, attain, or compass, the thing. (S, O, K.) -A3- See, again, 1, latter half, in two places.