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3 جاذبهُ ذ He contended with him in drawing, dragging, pulling or tugging, straining, or stretching, &c. (L in art. مد.) And جاذبهُ الحَبْلَ [He contended with him in pulling the rope]. (Mgh in art. نزع .) And جاذبهُ الثَّوْب He contended with him in pulling the garment, or piece of cloth. (A.) And جاذبوا الشَّىْءَ, inf. n. مُجَاذَبَةٌ, They pulled the thing, every one of them to himself. (Msb.) And جَاذَبْتُهُ فَجَذَبْتُهُ: see 1, last sentence: [a phrase having two meanings: for] you say, جَاذَبَا, (K, TA,) inf. n. مُجَاذَبَةٌ (TA) and جِذَابٌ, (Har p. 636,) meaning (assumed tropical:) They two contended [in any manner], each with the other: (K, TA:) and [in like manner,] ↓ تجاذبا , (K,) inf. n. تَجَاذَبٌ, (S,) (assumed tropical:) They two contended together. (S, * K.) You say also, كَانَتْ بَيْنَهُمْ مُجَاذَبَاتٌ ثُمَّ ا@تَّفَقُوا (tropical:) [There were contentions between them: then they agreed]. (A, TA.) And جَاذَبْتُهُ الشَّىْءَ (assumed tropical:) I contended with him for the thing. (S.) ― -b2- See also 1, in two places, beside the instance in the last sentence.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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