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عَنٍ

Root: عنى

Full Definition

عَنٍ is the part. n. from عَنِىَ بِالأَمْرِ as syn. with عُنِىَ [q. v.]: you say, هُوَ بِالأَمْرِ عَنٍ He is disquieted [&c.] by the affair, or case: [and مَعْنِىٌّ signifies the same, as part. n. of عُنِىَ: or] أَنَا مَعْنِىٌّ بِهِ, from عَنَانِى كَذَا [q. v.], means I am occupied [either actually or in mind] by it, or with it; i. e., a thing that has occurred, or happened, to me; and sometimes one says, أَنَا عَانٍ , meaning the same, i. e., by the affair, or case, of another, from عَنَيْتُ بِأَمْرِهِ [q. v.]: and one says [also], أَنَا مَعْنِىٌّ بِحَاجَتِكَ [I am occupied by, or with, thy want], from عُنِيتُ بِحَاجَتِكَ.
2 [And] part. n. from عَنِيتُ فِى الأَمْرِ [q. v.]: you say, أَنَا عَنٍ [I am suffering difficulty, distress, or trouble; or fatigue, or weariness; in an affair, or case]: mentioned by Az.
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