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4 أَغْبَطَ see 8. -A2- اغبط الرَّحْلَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ البَعِيرِ, (S,) or على الدَّابَّةِ, (K,) He kept the saddle constantly (S, K) upon the back of the camel, (S,) or upon the beast, (K,) not putting it down from him. (S.) ― -b2- إِِغْبَاطٌ also signifies The continuing constantly riding. (ISk.) And أَغْبَطُوا عَلَى رِكَابِهِمْ فِى السَّيْرِ They kept the saddles on their travellingcamels night and day, not putting them down, in journeying. (ISh.) ― -b3- Hence, (A, TA,) أَغْبَطَتْ عَلَيْهِ الحُمَّى (tropical:) The fever continued upon him; (S, K, TA;) as though it set the غَبِيط upon him, to ride him; like as you say, رَكِبَتْهُ الحُمَّى, and اِمْتَطَتْهُ, and اِرْتَحَلَتْهُ: (A, TA:) or clave to him: (TA:) or did not quit him for some days; as also أَغْمَطَتْ, and أَرْدَمَتْ. (As.) ― -b4- And أَغْبَطَتِ السَّمَآءُ (tropical:) The sky rained continually. (S, Msb, K, TA.) And أَغْبَطَ عَلَيْنَا المَطَرُ (tropical:) The rain continued upon us incessantly, rain following close upon rain. (Aboo-Kheyreh.) ― -b5- And أَغْبَطَ النَّبَاتُ (tropical:) The herbage covered the land, and became dense, as though it were from a single grain. (K, TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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