أَعْلَنْتُهُ

Form: 4

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أَعْلَنْتُهُIV I laid it open, manifested it, revealed it, made it public, or published it; namely, an affair, a case, or an event; as also اعلنت بِهِ; and , [for which latter the CK has عَلَنْتُهُ, but it is] with teshdeed, Verbal.Noun تَعْلِينٌ; [and , for] عَالَنَهُ, or [rather] عالنهُ الأَمْرَ, means اعلن إِلَيْهِ الأَمْرَ [He laid open, &c., to him, the affair, or case, or event].
2 Hence, أَعْلَنَتْ, occurring in a trad., as said of a woman [accused of adultery], She revealed [or confessed] the enormity, or act of adultery.
3 [And اعلن بِهِ app. signifies He made him to be, or become, publicly known: see 10; and see also أَظْهَرْتُ بِفُلَانٍ, in art. ظهر.]
4 اعلن الأَمْرُ The affair, or case, or event, was, or became, notorious; or commonly, or publicly, known; syn. اِشْتَهَرَ.
5 See also 3, first sentence.

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