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آنسهُ

Root: انس

Form: 4

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آنسهُIV , Verbal.Noun إِينَاسٌ, He behaved in a sociable, friendly, or familiar, manner with him; [see 1, in two places;] he, or it, cheered him, or gladdened him, by his company or converse, or by his, or its, presence; he, or it, solaced, or consoled, him; contr. of أَوْحَشَهُ; as also , Verbal.Noun تَأْنِيسٌ: or he, or it, rendered him easy, at ease, or tranquil; as also ↓ the latter verb, occurring in the following ex.: سَمَّاهَا بِٱلْمُؤْنِسَاتِ لِأَنَّهُنَّ يُؤَنِّسْنَهُ بِأَقْرَانِهِ فَيُؤَمِّنَّهُ أَوْيُحَسِّنَّ ظَنِّهُ [He has called them المؤنسات because they render him at ease with his adversaries, and secure, or cause him to have a good opinion of his safety, and thus, cheer him, or solace him, by their presence].

def.2 He perceived it; syn. of the Verbal.Noun إِدْرَاكٌ.
2 He saw him, or it, and looked at him, or it; as also , Verbal.Noun
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