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amʿana

be assiduous, be eager, look closely

أَمْعَنَ

Word

Verb · Form IV

Root

م ع ن

Forms

Present
يُمْعِنُ

In the library

وما زال يمعن في هذا النوع من ضروب التشبه حتى بلغ فيه الغاية.

Hayy ibn Yaqzan, page 21 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ أَمْعَنَيُمْعِنُ—
she هِيَ أَمْعَنَتتُمْعِنُ—
they two (m.) هُما أَمْعَنايُمْعِنانِ—
they two (f.) هُما أَمْعَنَتاتُمْعِنانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ أَمْعَنُوايُمْعِنُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ أَمْعَنَّيُمْعِنَّ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ أَمْعَنْتَتُمْعِنُأَمْعِنْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ أَمْعَنْتِتُمْعِنِينَأَمْعِنِي
you two أَنْتُما أَمْعَنْتُماتُمْعِنانِأَمْعِنَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ أَمْعَنْتُمتُمْعِنُونَأَمْعِنُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ أَمْعَنْتُنَّتُمْعِنَّأَمْعِنْنَ
I أَنا أَمْعَنْتُأُمْعِنُ—
we نَحْنُ أَمْعَنّانُمْعِنُ—

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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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