أَبَهَ لَهُ
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, (JK, K,) and بِهِ; (K;) and أَبِهَ; aorist [of both] يَأْبَهُ; verbal noun أَبْهٌ, (JK, K,) of the former, (TA,) and أُبُوهٌ, [also of the former,] (JK,) and أَبَهٌ, (JK, K,) which is of the latter; (TA;) He knew it; or understood it; or knew it, or understood it, instinctively: or he recognised it readily; knew it, or understood it, readily, after he had forgotten it. (K.) You say, مَا أَبَهْتُ لَهُ, (AZ, JK, S, Mgh,) aorist ابَهُ, verbal noun أَبْهٌ; (AZ, S) and مَا أَبِهْتُ لَهُ, (JK, S,) aorist as above, verbal noun أَبَهٌ; (S;) I did not know it, or understand it; or did not know of it; was not cognizant of it: (JK, Mgh:) or I did not have my attention roused to it after I had forgotten it: (AZ, S:) the former is like وَبَهْتُ; (Mgh;) and the latter, like [وَبِهْتُ and] نَبِهْتُ. (S.)
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