verb form X āstʿdhb ālmāʾa AstE*b AlmaA='a استعذب المَاءَ Bookmark Bookmarked Share 1.He reckoned, or esteemed, the water sweet. (O, Msb, TA.) 2.And He sought sweet water: you say, استعذب لِأَهْلِهِ he sought sweet water for his family. (TA.) 3.And He drank the water sweet. (TA.) 4.And He drew sweet water. (S, O, K. *) One says, يُسْتَعْذَبُ لِفُلَانٍ مِنْ بِيءْرِ كَذَا i. e. [Sweet water] is drawn for such a one from such a well. (S, O.) 5.And استعذب لَهُ المَاءَ He brought to him sweet water. (TA.)6. -A2- See also 4.