تَأَوَّهَ
Root: ان
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تَأَوَّهَ
; by reason of pain: he complained by reason of disease or pain: he uttered a cry or cries: said of a man.
2 أَنِّتِ القَوْسُ, Present.T تَئِنُّ, Verbal.Noun أَنِينٌ, The bow made a gentle and prolonged sound.
def.2 لَا أَفْعَلُهُ مَا أَنَّ فِى السَّمَآءِ نَجْمٌ means I will not do it as long as there is a star in the heaven: أَنَّ being here a dial. var. of عَنَّ. You say also, مَا أَنَّ فِي الفُرَاتِ قَطْرَةٌ As long as there is a drop in the Euphrates. And لَا أَفْعَلُهُ مَا أَنَّ فِى السَّمَآءٌ [I will not do it as long as there is rain in the heaven]. [It is said in the M that Lh mentions the last two sayings; but it is there indicated that he read قَطْرَةً and سَمَآءً: and] ISk mentions the saying, لَا أَفْعَلُهُ مَا أَنَّ فِى السَّمَآءِ نَجْمًا, and مَا عَنَّ فِى السَّمَآءِ نَجْمٌ; [in the former of which, أَنّ must be a particle ; but it seems that it should rather be إِنَّ, in this case, as ISd thinks; for he says,] I know not for what reason انّ is here with fet-h, unless a verb be understood before it, as ثَبَتَ or وُجِدَ: [and he adds,] Lh mentions مَا أَنَّ ذلِكَ الجَبَلَ مَكَانَهُ [as long as that mountain is in its place]: and مَا أَنَّ حِرَآءً مَكَانَهُ [as long as Mount Hirà is in its place]: but he does not explain these sayings.
2 أَنِّتِ القَوْسُ, Present.T تَئِنُّ, Verbal.Noun أَنِينٌ, The bow made a gentle and prolonged sound.
def.2 لَا أَفْعَلُهُ مَا أَنَّ فِى السَّمَآءِ نَجْمٌ means I will not do it as long as there is a star in the heaven: أَنَّ being here a dial. var. of عَنَّ. You say also, مَا أَنَّ فِي الفُرَاتِ قَطْرَةٌ As long as there is a drop in the Euphrates. And لَا أَفْعَلُهُ مَا أَنَّ فِى السَّمَآءٌ [I will not do it as long as there is rain in the heaven]. [It is said in the M that Lh mentions the last two sayings; but it is there indicated that he read قَطْرَةً and سَمَآءً: and] ISk mentions the saying, لَا أَفْعَلُهُ مَا أَنَّ فِى السَّمَآءِ نَجْمًا, and مَا عَنَّ فِى السَّمَآءِ نَجْمٌ; [in the former of which, أَنّ must be a particle ; but it seems that it should rather be إِنَّ, in this case, as ISd thinks; for he says,] I know not for what reason انّ is here with fet-h, unless a verb be understood before it, as ثَبَتَ or وُجِدَ: [and he adds,] Lh mentions مَا أَنَّ ذلِكَ الجَبَلَ مَكَانَهُ [as long as that mountain is in its place]: and مَا أَنَّ حِرَآءً مَكَانَهُ [as long as Mount Hirà is in its place]: but he does not explain these sayings.
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