Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تَنَأَ

Root: تنأ

Form: 1

Full Definition

تَنَأَI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun تُنُوْءٌ, He remained, stayed, dwelt, or abode, بِهِ in it, namely, a country, or town, or a place; he settled therein: as also تنا, not a dial. var., but formed by substitution [of ا for أ], [i. e.] by suppression of the ء.
2 تَنَأَ عَلَى كَذَا He kept, or adhered, to such a thing, inseparably.

def.2 Also, Verbal.Noun as above, He was, or became, rich, wealthy, possessed of much property.


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