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اعانهُ

Root: عون

Form: 4

Full Definition

اعانهُIV [Verbal.Noun إِعَانَةٌ] and عَاوَنَهُ signify the same, i. e. He aided, helped, or assisted, him. رَبِّ أَعِنِّى وَلَا تُعِنْ عَلَىَّ [O my Lord, aid me, and aid not against me,] is said in a form of prayer. [And you say, اعانهُ عَلَي الأَمْرِ lit. He aided him against, meaning, to accomplish, or perform, the affair]. See also 6 and 10, the latter in two places.
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