Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تَوَانَى

Root: ونى

Form: 6

Full Definition

تَوَانَىVI He was, or became, languid, remiss, weak, feeble, or faint, in actions, and affairs, in respect of an object of his want, or in an affair.
2 تَوَانَى فى الأَمْرِ He flagged, or was remiss, in the affair; i. q. قَصَّرَ.


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