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اضْطَنَأَ

Root: ضنأ

Form: 8

Full Definition

اضْطَنَأَVIII He was abashed at, or shy of, and he shrank at, or from, him, or it. (M, K. [See also اضطبأ.]) Et-Tirimmáh uses اِضْطَنَا [or اِضْطَنَى in this sense,] and يَضْطَنِى: meaning اضطنأ [and يضطنئ]: or as being derived from الضَّنَى meaning “ disease. ”
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