إِعْتَيَنَ
Root: عين
Form: 8
Full Definition
def.2 اعتان الشَّئْ
def.3 And He bought the thing upon credit, for payment at a future time: (S, Msb, KL, TA:] [i.e.] اعتان signifies he took upon credit, for payment at a future time; (Mgh: [in which is expl. by the words أَخَذَ بِالعِينةِ, and in which عِينَة in a sale is expl. as meaning نَسِيْئَة;]) and so تعيّن ; [but Mtr says,] the saying تَعَيّنْ عَلَىّٰ حَرِيرًا as meaning اشْتَرِهْ بِبَيْعِ العِينَةِ I have not found. [See also عيّن الرَّجُلُ expl. as meaning “ The man took بِالعينَةِ. ”]
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