شُدِهَ
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, (JK, S, K,) verbal noun شَدْهٌ, (S,) He (a man, JK, S) became confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course; or became bereft of his reason or intellect; i. q.
دُهِشَ: (JK, S, K:) and also, (K,) or, according to AZ, only, (S,) he was, or became, busied, occupied, or employed; or busied, &c., so as to be diverted from something; or diverted from a thing by being busied; synonym شُغِلَ: (S, K:) and he was caused to become confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course; (K;) as also
انشده, or
اشتده, (K, according to different copies: the former according to the TA.) Accord. to Az, شَدْهٌ is not from الدَّهَشُ, as it is thought to be by some [and as is implied by what here follows]. (TA.)
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شَدَهَهُ
He confounded, or perplexed, him, so that he was unable to see his right course; or bereft him of his reason or intellect; synonym أَدْهَشَهُ; (K;) as also
اشدههُ: (A 'Obeyd, K:) or the former verb, in the act. form, has not been heard: (Har p. 64:) and [it is asserted that] one does not say
اشدههُ. (JK.)
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