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(نَثَطَ)
- فِيهِ «كَانَتِ الْأَرْضُ هِفّاً عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَنَثَطَهَا اللَّهُ بِالْجِبَالِ» أَيْ أثْبَتَها وثَقَّلها.
والنَّثْطُ: غَمْزُك الشيءَ حَتَّى يَثْبُتَ.
[هـ] وَمِنْهُ حَدِيثُ كَعْبٍ «كَانَتِ الْأَرْضُ تَميدُ فَوْقَ الْمَاءِ، فَنَثَطها اللَّهُ بِالْجِبَالِ، فصارت لها أوْتاداً» . 
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