Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

استعلن

Root: علن

Form: 10

Full Definition

استعلنX i. q. تَعَرَّضَ لِأَنْ يُعْلَنَ بِهِ [app. meaning He addressed himself to being, or sought to be, made publicly known].
2 [And] اِسْتِعْلَانٌ signifies [or is said to signify] The seeking, or desiring, to lay open, manifest, reveal, make public, or publish.
3 [And] i. q. إِعْلَانٌ [Verbal.Noun of 4, but in what sense is not shown; perhaps of 4 as signifying اِشْتَهَرَ, expl. above].
4 See also 1.


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