المأ عَلَيْهِ
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He (a thief, TA) took it away privily. (K.) [See also أَلْمَى.]
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المأ عليه, (K,) or بِهِ, (S, L,) He took, or got, possession of it; took it, got it, or held it, within his grasp, or in his possession: synonym إِشْتَمَلَ عَلَيْهِ: (S, K:) or the latter signifies he took it away; went away with it. (K.) المأ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ
He got possession of the thing. (L.) ذَهَبَ ثَوْبِى فَمَا أَدْرِى مَنْ المأ به [My garment is gone, and I know not who has taken, or got, possession of it; or who has taken it away]. (S.) The phrase without negation is also used. (ISk, S.) [See also 8.]