نَحْوٌ

1.
The like of a thing: synonym مِثْلٌ. (TA.)
2.
Quantity, &c.; synonym مِقْدَارٌ. (TA.)
3.
A division, &c.; synonym قِسْمٌ. (TA.)
4.
نَحْوَهُ: see نَحَا.
5.
نَحْوُ الثَّلَاثَةِ About three. فِى نَحْوِ ثَلَاثِ سَاعَاتٍ In about three hours.
6.
عَرَفْتُهُ فِى نَحْوِ كَلَامِهِ and فى لَحْنِ كلامه and فى مِعْرَاضِ كلامه signify the same. (Msb in article عرض.) See the last of these, voce عَرُوضٌ.
7.
اِتَّيءِدْ عَلَى نَحْوِكَ, i. e. أَوِّنْ عَلَى قَدْرِكَ [or مِقْدَارِكَ]: see article اون.

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