افتنّ
Root: فن
Form: 8
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افتنّVIII
He began, commenced, or entered upon, various sorts of speech. And افتنّ فِى
حَدِيثِهِ and فِى خُطْبَتِهِ
He produced, or gave utterance to, various sorts and ways of speech, [i. e. he diversified,] in his narration, or discourse, and in his oration, or harangue: it is like اِشْتَقَّ [meaning he branched off in it]. And افتنّ فِى خُصُومَتِهِ
He expatiated, and practised versatility, in his altercation, or disputation, or litigation.
2 And افتنّ الحِمَارُ بِأُتُنِهِ The he-ass betook himself to driving away his she-asses to the right and to the left and in a direct and an indirect course.
2 And افتنّ الحِمَارُ بِأُتُنِهِ The he-ass betook himself to driving away his she-asses to the right and to the left and in a direct and an indirect course.
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