Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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معل معن معى


4. ⇒ امعن

أَمْعَنَ He (a horse) went far, (Ṣ, Mṣb, Ḳ,) in his run. (Ṣ, Mṣb.)

Root: معن - Entry: 4. Signification: A2

Hence, أَمْعَنَ فِى الطَّلَبِ He went very far in search: (Mṣb:) or he went far, or to a great or an extraordinary length, therein. (Mgh.)

Root: معن - Entry: 4. Signification: A3

امعن فِى الشَّىْءِ, (Ḥam p. 817,) or فِى الأَمْرِ, (MA, Ḳ, Ḥar p. 176,) He went far, (Ḳ, Ḥam, Ḥar,) or deep, or beyond bounds, (MA,) in, or into, the thing, or affair. (Ḥam, &c.)

Root: معن - Entry: 4. Signification: A4

أَمْعَنَ لِى بِحَقِّى: see أَذَعْنَ.


المَعْنُ

المَعْنُ The drawing of water.


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