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tamaʿʿana

be engrossed, look closely

تَمَعَّنَ

Word

Verb

Root

ت ع ع

Forms

Present
يَتَمَعَّنُ

In the library

ولا تمعن في مسامحته، فيستحلي الفراغ ويألفه.

The Muqaddimah, page 73 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ تَمَعَّنَيَتَمَعَّنُ—
she هِيَ تَمَعَّنَتتَتَمَعَّنُ—
they two (m.) هُما تَمَعَّنايَتَمَعَّنانِ—
they two (f.) هُما تَمَعَّنَتاتَتَمَعَّنانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ تَمَعَّنُوايَتَمَعَّنُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ تَمَعَّنَّيَتَمَعَّنَّ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ تَمَعَّنْتَتَتَمَعَّنُتَمَعَّنْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ تَمَعَّنْتِتَتَمَعَّنِينَتَمَعَّنِي
you two أَنْتُما تَمَعَّنْتُماتَتَمَعَّنانِتَمَعَّنَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ تَمَعَّنْتُمتَتَمَعَّنُونَتَمَعَّنُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ تَمَعَّنْتُنَّتَتَمَعَّنَّتَمَعَّنْنَ
I أَنا تَمَعَّنْتُأَتَمَعَّنُ—
we نَحْنُ تَمَعَّنّانَتَمَعَّنُ—

From the same root

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 5 entries
  • تَعْتَعَ فِى الكَلَامِ He reiterated in speech, by reason of an impediment, or inability to say what he would
    , (Mgh, K,) inf. n. تَعْتَعَةٌ, (S, Mgh,) He reiterated in speech, by reason of an impediment, or inability to say what he would; (S, Mgh, K;) as also ↓ تَتَعْتَعَ: (K:) and he was unable to say what he would, or to find words to express what he would say: (ElGhooree, Mgh:) تَعْتَعَةٌ is the speech of him who is termed أَلْثَغ. (TA.) And تعتع فِى القُرْآنِ He reiterated in reciting the Kur-án, and his tongue stuck fast in his doing so. (TA.) ― -b2- تَعْتَعَتِ الدَّابَّةُ, (K,) inf. n. as above, (S,) The beast stuck fast in the sand, (S, K,) or soft soil, (S,) or mire: (TA:) sometimes the verb is thus used. (S.) And تعتع said of a camel &c. signifies His feet sank into the soft soil, or soft sands. (TA.) -A2- تَعْتَعَهُ He dragged him (namely another man) roughly, or vehemently, and agitated him: (S:) or he shook him, or shook him vehemently, (AA, K,) backwards and forwards, and treated him roughly: (AA:) he shook him roughly: (IDrd, K:) or he compelled him against his will, in an affair, so that he became disquieted, or agitated. (IF, K.) ― -b2- تُعْتِعَ فُلَانٌ Such a one had his saying rebutted, rejected, or repudiated, as wrong, or erroneous. (TA.)
  • تَتَعْتَعَ Open entry
    : see R. Q. 1, first signification.
  • تَعْتَعٌ who reiterates his words much in speaking
    i. q. فَأْفَآءٌ or فَأْفَأٌ [accord. to different MSS., as meaning One who reiterates his words much in speaking]. (AA, K.)
  • وَقَعُوا فِى تَعَاتِعَ They fell into convulsing perplexities, arising from evil and discordant and false rumours or the like
    , [app. pl. of the inf. n. تَعْتَعَةٌ,] They fell into convulsing perplexities, arising from evil and discordant and false rumours or the like, (فى أَرَاجِيفَ, q. v.,) and confusion. (AA, S, K.)
  • مُتَعْتَعٌ Afflicted by an injury which disquiets or agitates
    Afflicted by an injury which disquiets or agitates. (TA, from a trad.)

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