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musta’idd, vulg. musta’id, and mustaid (act. part. of استعدّ 'to make oneself ready, to prepare' (for), x of عدّ 'to count, or reckon,' etc.), adj. Ready, prepared; prompt; on the alert, on the qui vive; on the point (of);—prepared, arranged, put in order (syn. āmāda);—able, capable, apt, fit, proper, worthy:—musta’id rahnā, or musta’id honā(-meṅ, or -par), To remain, or to be, ready (in, or for, or against); to wait (for), to await:—musta’id-ě-’ilm, adj. Ready with knowledge or learning, learned:—musta’id karnā, v.t. To make ready or prepared, to prepare; to put on the alert, etc.
Origin: Arabic