[The quiddity, or essence, or substance, of a thing;] that whereby a thing is what it is. (KT.) See also حَقِيقَةٌ, and جَوْهَرٌ, and ذَاتِيَّةٌ, and مَعْنًى.
مِيأِينٌOpen entry
: see سِنِينٌ, voce سَنَةٌ, in art. سنه.
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