ايءتسى بِهِ

[written with the disjunctive alif اِيتَسَى] He imitated him; followed his example; did as he did, following his example, or taking him as an example, an exemplar, a pattern, or an object of imitation; he took example by him; (S, Mgh, Msb, TA;) as also بِهِ ↓ تأسّى: (Msb, TA:) he made him an object of imitation (إِسْوَة) [to himself]. (M, K.) One says لَا تَأْتَسِ بِمَنْ, لَيْسَ لَكَ بِإِسْوَةٍ Do not thou imitate him who is not for thee a [fit] object of imitation. (S, M. *)