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1 أَبَضَهُ ذ , aor. اَبِضَ (S, A, K) and اَبُضَ (L,) inf. n. أَبْضٌ (S) and أُبُوضٌ (L,) He tied, or bound, the pastern of his (a camel's) fore leg to his (the camel's) عَضُد [or arm], so that his fore leg became raised from the ground; (S, A, K;) as also ↓ تأبّضهُ : (S, K:) and accord. to IAar, أَبْضٌ signifies [simply] the act of tying, or binding. (TA.) -A2- [Also, inf. n. أَبْضٌ, He loosed him, or it: for] أَبْضٌ also signifies the act of loosing; syn. تَخْلِيَةٌ; i. e. contr. of شَدٌّ: (IAar, K:) thus bearing two contr. significations. (TA.) -A3- Also, (K,) inf. n. أَبْضٌ, (TA,) He hit, or hurt, his vein called the إِِبَاض. (K, TA.) -A4- أَبَضَ (S, L, K,) inf. n. أَبْضٌٰ; (TA;) and أَبِضَ; (S, L, K;) It (the vein called النَّسَا) became contracted, (S, L, K,) and strengthened the hind legs; (L;) as also ↓ تأبّض : (S, L:) and ↓ تَأَبُّضٌ in the hind legs signifies their being contracted (A, TA) and tense: (TA:) تَأَبُّض of the hind legs of a horse, and تَشَنُّج [or contraction] of the vein above mentioned, are qualities approved; and the latter is known by means of the former. (AO, TA.) -A5- أَبْضٌ also signifies The being in a state of rest, or motionless. (IAar, K.) -A6- And The being in a state of motion: (I Aar, K:) thus, again, having two contr. significations. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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