Root

م ع ن

1 verb · 3 nouns and adjectives

Verbs

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries
  • أَمْعَنَ Form IV He (a horse) went far
    He (a horse) went far, (S, Msb, K,) in his run. (S, Msb.) ― -b2- Hence, أَمْعَنَ فِى الطَّلَبِ He went very far in search: (Msb:) or he went far, or to a great or an extraordinary length, therein. (Mgh.) ― -b3- امعن فِى الشَّىْءِ, (Ham p. 817,) or فِى الأَمْرِ, (MA, K, Har p. 176,) He went far, (K, Ham, Har,) or deep, or beyond bounds, (MA,) in, or into, the thing, or affair. (Ham, &c.) ― -b4- أَمْعَنَ لِى بِحَقِّى: see أَذَعْنَ.
  • المَعْنُ The drawing
    The drawing of water.

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