سَمِنَ
Root: سمن
Form: 1
Full Definition
سَمِنَI
, Present.T
ـَ; and سَمُنَ, Present.T
ـُ; Verbal.Noun of the former سِمَنٌ and سَمَانَةٌ, or the former is a simple subst. [and the latter by rule Verbal.Noun of the latter verb]; He was, or became, fat, or plump; or in the condition of having much flesh and fat: and
تسمّن has a like meaning [i. e. he was, or became, fattened, rendered plump, or made to have much flesh and fat]. A poet says,
2 [Hence,] سَمِنَ البُرُّ, Verbal.Noun سِمَنٌ,
def.2 سَمَنَهُ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun سَمْنٌ, He made it, [or prepared it,] namely, food, with سَمْن [q. v. infrà]; as also سمّنه , and : or the first signifies, or signifies also, and so ↓ the second and ↓ third, he moistened it, and stirred it about, namely, food, or bread, with سَمْن, لَهُمْ for them.
2 Also, and , or سَمَنَ القَوْمَ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, He fed him, or the people, or party, with سَمْن.
3 And سَمَنْتُ لَهُ I seasoned his bread for him with سَمْن.
meaning We rode her during her state of fatness, or plumpness, [but when the edges of her vertebræ, and the ribs, became apparent, ...]رَكِبْنَاهَا سَمَانَتَهَا فَلَمَّا بَدَتْ مِنْهَا السَّنَاسِنُ وَالضُّلُوعُ
2 [Hence,] سَمِنَ البُرُّ, Verbal.Noun سِمَنٌ,
def.2 سَمَنَهُ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun سَمْنٌ, He made it, [or prepared it,] namely, food, with سَمْن [q. v. infrà]; as also سمّنه , and : or the first signifies, or signifies also, and so ↓ the second and ↓ third, he moistened it, and stirred it about, namely, food, or bread, with سَمْن, لَهُمْ for them.
2 Also, and , or سَمَنَ القَوْمَ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, He fed him, or the people, or party, with سَمْن.
3 And سَمَنْتُ لَهُ I seasoned his bread for him with سَمْن.
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