عيّن

Form: 2

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عيّنII He bored, perforated, or pierced, the pearl; as though he made to it an eye.
2 عيّن القِرْبَةَ He poured water into the skin in order that the stitchholes might become closed by swelling, it being new: and سَرَّبَهَا [q. v.] signifies the same, as mentioned by As,

def.2 تَعْيِينُ الشَّئِْ signifies The individuating of a thing, or particularizing it; i. e. the distinguishing it from the generality, or aggregate. عيّنهُ means He individuated it, &c.: and he particularized, or specified, it by words; mentioned it particularly, or specially. And عيّن لَه كَذَا He appointed, or prescribed, for him, or he assigned to him, particularly, such a thing: and عيّن عَلَيْهِ كَذَا He appointed against him, or imposed upon him, particularly, such a thing]. You say, عَيَّنْتُ المَالَ لِزَيْدٍ I assigned the property particularly, or specially, to Zeyd. And أَتَيْتُ فُلَانًا فَمَا عَيَّنَ لِى بِشَئٍْ and مَا عَيَّنَنِىبِشَئٍْ i. e. [I came to such a one,] and he did not give me anything: or, as some say, he did not direct me to anything. And عَيَّنَ عَلَى السَّارِقِ He distinguished, or singled out, the thief from among the suspected persons: or, as some say, he manifested against the thief his theft. And عَيَّنْتُ النِّيَّةَ فِى الصَّوْمِ I purposed the performance of a particular fast.
2 عيّن فُلَانًا He told such a one to his face of his vices, or faults, or the like.

def.3 عيّن الحَرْبَ بَيْنَنَا i. q. أَدَارَهَا [He, or it, stirred war, or conflict, or the war or conflicet, between us, or among us]: so in the K in the L, ادرها [perhaps for أَدَرَّهَا, but more probably, I think, for أَدَارَهَا].

def.4 عيّن الشَّجَرُ The trees became beautiful and bright, and blossomed.

def.5 عيّن الرَّجُلُ The man took [or bought] بِالعِينَةِ i. e. السَّلَفِ [meaning for payment in advance, accord. to all the explanations that I find of السَّلَف as used in buying and selling; but accord to the TK, upon credit, i. e. for payment at a future period, agreeably with an explanation of عِينّة in the A and Mgh; see this word in its place, and see also 8]: or he so gave [or sold].
2 And عيّن التَّاجِرُ, accord. to Az, The merchant, or trader, sold to a man a commodity for a certain price to be paid at a certain period, and the bought if of him for less than that price with ready money.

def.6 عيّن العَيْنَ, Verbal.Noun تَعْيِينٌ, He wrote the letter ع One says, عيَّن عَيْنًا حَسَنَةً He made [or wrote] a beautiful ع.

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