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رَنَا

Root: رنو

Form: 1

Full Definition

رَنَاI , or إِلَيْهِ, and [رَنَاهَا, or] رَنَاهُ, Present.T يَرْنُو, Verbal.Noun رُنُوٌّ and رَنًا, He gazed, i. e., looked continually, without any motion of the eyes, at her, or at him, or it: or رَنَا إِلَيْهِ signifies [simply] he looked at him, or it; as also رَنَأَ; but the former is said to be the original word. (TA in art. رنأ.) [See also 5.]
2 رُنُوٌّ also signifies The being cheered, or delighted, and pleased, or being diverted, together with occupation of the heart and eyes, and with predominance of love and desire. You say, يَرْنُو إِلَى حَدِيثِهَا [He is cheered, or delighted, &c., with her discourse]. And رَنَوْتُ إِلَى حَدِيثِهِ I was cheered, or delighted, and pleased, or was diverted, with his discourse. And رَنَا لِكَذَا and لَهُ He was cheered, &c., as above, by reason of such a thing: and so أَرَنَّ له. (T in art. رن.) And رَنَا, Present.T as above, is syn. with طَرِبَ [app. as meaning He was, or became, affected with a lively emotion of joy, moved with delight, mirthful, joyful, glad, or delighted]. [See رُنَآءٌ, below, which is perhaps an Verbal.Noun]
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