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استأتن

Root: اتن

Form: 10

Full Definition

استأتنX [lit.] He became a she-ass. The saying, كَانَ حِمَارَّا فَاسْتَأْتَنَ, said of a man, [lit.] signifies [He was a he ass,] and he became a she ass; meaning he was mighty, or of high condition, [like the wild he-ass,] and he became base, abject, or vile.
2 Also, or استأتن أَتَانَّا, He purchased a she-ass; he took for himself a she-ass.
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