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تَمَسْكَنَ

Root: سكن

Form: Q. Q. 2

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تَمَسْكَنَ
Q. Q. 2
He affected to be like, or he imitated, such as are termed مَسَاكِين [pl. of مِسْكِينٌ, q. v.].
2 See also 1, near the end, in two places. You say, تَمَسْكَنَ لِرَبِهِ He humbled, or abased, himself to his Lord; or addressed himself with earnest, or energetic, supplication to Him: and تسكّن is like تَمَسْكَنَ.
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