ضِمْنٌ

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ضِمْنٌ The طَىّ, i. e. the inside, [lit. the folding,] of a writing, or letter. You say, أَنْفَذْتُهُ ضِمْنَ كِتَابِى i. e. فِى طَيِّهِ [I sent it, or transmitted it, within the folding of my writing or letter; mean- ing infolded, or enclosed, in it; included in it; or in the inside of it]. And فِى ضِمْنِ كَلَامِهِ [and كِتَابِهِ] means Among the contents, or implications, of his speech [and of his writing or letter] (فى مَطَاوِيهِ); and the indications thereof.

def.2 A thing that satisfies the stomach: thus, مَا أَغْنَى عَنِّى فُلَانٌ ضِمْنًا means Such a one did not stand me in stead, or supply my want, of anything, even as much as a thing that would satisfy the stomach.

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