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أَخْنَىَ

Root: خنى

Form: 4

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أَخْنَىَIV see 1.
2 اخنى عَلَيْهِ also signifies He, or it, corrupted, or marred, his state. And the same, or اخنى عَلَيْهِمْ, said of time, or fortune, It destroyed him, or them. And the former, said of time, It became long to him.
3 اخنى بِهِ signifies أَسْلَمَهُ وَخَفَرَ ذِمَّتَهُ [or, app., بِذِمَّتِهِ: a phrase which admits of two contr. meanings; He betrayed him, and broke his covenant, or the like; and he preserved him in safety, and fulfilled his covenant, &c.].
4 اخنى الجَرَادُ The locusts had many eggs.
5 اخنى المَرْعَى The pasturage had much and luxuriant herbage.
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