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8 اِلْتَزَمَ ذ He took upon himself an affair. (KL.) You say, اِلْتَزَمَهُ He took it upon himself; charged himself with it; obliged himself to do it; became, or made himself, answerable for it by an inseparable obligation: see بَآءَ. ― -b2- اِلْتَزَمْتُ بَالمَالِ i. q. أَلْزَمْتُ بِهِ نَفْسِى, and تَكَفَّلْتُ بَهَ, accord. to IAmb, or تَحَمَّلْتُ بِهِ, accord. to AZ; (Msb in art. كفل;) I made myself answerable, responsible or accountable, by an inseparable obligation, for the property: see ضَمِنَ. ― -b3- اِلْتَزَمَ المَالَ, and العَمَلَ, He obliged himself, or took upon himself the obligation, to pay the money &c., and to do the deed. (Msb.) ― -b4- اِلْتَزَمَهُ He kept, or restricted himself, to it; i. e. an action, or usage, &c. ― -b5- And It was, or became, necessary for him, or obligatory upon him, to do it, or pay it, &c.; or to suffer it, or endure it. ― -b6- دَلَفَ لِا@لْتِزَامِى He hastened to take me by the hand and embrace me: see دَلَفَ. ― -b7- اِلْتِزَامٌ i. q. لُزُومُ مَا لَا يَلْزَمُ: see below.