تحنّث

Form: 5

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تحنّثV He put away, or cast away, from himself الحِنْث, i. e. sin, or crime: it is said that there are only six verbs of the measure of this signifying the putting away, or casting away, from oneself a thing, [i. e. the thing denoted by the root,] which are تحنّث and تأثّم and تحوّب and تحرّج and تنجّس and تهجّد: he did a work whereby to escape from sin, or crime: he applied himself to acts, or exercises, of devotion; accord. to Ez-Zuhree and the K, during numerous nights; but it has been shown by the Expositors of El-Bukháree, and others, that this addition is taken from words following the verb in the explanation of a trad., and has nothing to do with the meaning of the verb itself: he relinquished [the worship of] idols; like تحنّف; and it may be that the ث in this verb is interchangeable with ف, or a substitute for ف. You say also, تحنّث مِنْ كَذَا He abstained from such a thing as a sin, or crime; syn. تأثّم, and تحرّج. And تحنّث بِأَفْعَالٍ He sought to bring himself near unto God, or to advance himself in God's favour, by works [of devotion &c.].

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