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عَنَآءٌ

Root: عنى

Full Definition

عَنَآءٌ Difficulty, distress, or trouble; the subst. from عَنَّاهُ: or the suffering of difficulty, distress, or trouble; or of fatigue, or weariness; Verbal.Noun of عَنَى [or of عَنِىَ]; and عَنْيَةٌ is syn. therewith. [See also art. عنو.]

def.2 It is also a subst. from عَنَى in the phrase عَنَى بِالقَوْلِ كَذَا [as such having the signification of the Verbal.Noun of that verb, or perhaps as syn. with مَعْنًى].
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