Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

استبطن

Root: بطن

Form: 10

Full Definition

استبطنX He sought to find what young was in the belly of the mare.
2 استبطن الفَحْلُ الشُّوَّلَ The stallion covered the she-camels raising their tails, so that they conceived, or received his seed into their wombs; as though [meaning] he deposited his seed in their bellies.
3 استبطنهُ He, or it, entered [or penetrated] into his, or its, belly, or interior; [or was, or became, or lay, within it;] like as the vein enters [or penetrates] into [or lies within] (يَسْتَبْطِنُ) the flesh. You say, اِسْتَبْطَنْتُ الشَّىْءَ [I entered, or penetrated, into the thing, whether actually or mentally]. See 1, in two places.
4 See also 4, in two places.
5 اِسْتِبْطَانٌ also signifies The having, or holding, [a thing] concealed within. [This explanation seems to be given to show that, in the opinion of the author of the PS, اِسْتَبْطَنْتُ الشَّىْءَ in the S means I had, or held, the thing concealed within.]


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