muntaḥil

plagiarist

مُنْتَحِل

Word

Noun · pattern مُفْتَعِل

Root

ن ح ل

In the library

وقد كنا قدمنا أن الصنائع من منتحل الحضر، وأن العرب أبعد الناس عنها، فصارت العلوم لذلك حضرية وبعد العرب عنها وعن سوقها.

The Muqaddimah, page 74 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries
  • نَحَِلَ جِسْمُهُ Form I His body became lean, or emaciated
    His body became lean, or emaciated. (S.)
  • نِحْلَةٌ What is thy religion?
    i. q. فَرِيضَةٌ; or دِيَانَةٌ; and دِينٌ, as in the saying مَا نِحْلَتُكَ [What is thy religion?]. (TA.)

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