maṣdarمُضَاهَاةٌ
Core sense — resembling, or imitating, someone; behaving gently with someonegenerated
3.1I resembled him—ضَاهَأْتُهُ
Synonymous with مُضَاهَاةٌ [the و before المُضاهاةُ in the CK should be erased], and the same as مُشَاكَلَةٌ.
Synonym شَابَهْتُهُ ('Eyn) [or: I conformed with him].
I resembled him—ضَاهَيْتُهُ
he imitated him—ضَاهَأَهُ
Maṣdar as above; synonyms عَارَضَهُ and بَارَاهُ.
he imitated him—ضَاهَيْتُهُ
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The verb is read both with and without ء in the Qur'ān [9. 30].
3.1.1he (a man) was, or became, gentle, tender, or courteous with him—ضَاهَا بِهِ
Maṣdar as above. Or: he acted, or behaved, gently with him.
A 'Obeyd. [Or ضَاهَأَهُ, like ضَاهَاهُ, mentioned in art. ضهى.]
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 3
9:30
وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ عُزَيْرٌ ٱبْنُ ٱللَّهِ وَقَالَتِ ٱلنَّصَـٰرَى ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱبْنُ ٱللَّهِ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ قَوْلُهُم بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ ۖ يُضَـٰهِـُٔونَ قَوْلَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ قَـٰتَلَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ أَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَThe Jews call 'Uzair a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; (in this) they but imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say. Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth!
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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is syn. with مُضَاهَاةٌ , (K, TA, [the و before المُضاهاةُ in the CK should be erased,]) i. q. مُشَاكَلَةٌ : (S, O, Msb, TA:) you say, ضَاهَأْتُهُ and ضَاهَيْتُهُ , ('Eyn, S, * O, * Msb, * TA,) i. e. I resembled him; syn. شَابَهْتُهُ : ('Eyn, TA:) [or I conformed with him:] or ضَاهَأَهُ , inf. n. as above, signifies he imitated him; syn. عَارَضَهُ and بَارَاهُ ; and one says also, ضَاهَيْتُهُ , inf. n. مُضَاهَاةٌ : (Msb:) the verb is read both with and without ء in the Kur [ix. 30]. (O, Msb, TA.) ضَاهَا بِهِ , (A 'Obeyd, TA,) [or ضَاهَأَهُ , like ضَاهَاهُ , mentioned in art. ضهى ,] inf. n. as above, (K,) He (a man) was, or became, gentle, tender, or courteous, or he acted, or behaved, gently, &c., with him, or to him. (A 'Obeyd, K, * TA.)