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تَضَمَّنَ

Root: ضمن

Form: 5

Full Definition

تَضَمَّنَV see 1, first sentence.
2 تضمّن الشَّىْءُ كَذَا The thing comprised, comprehended, or contained, such a thing. Hence, تَضَمَّنَتْ أَصْلَابُ الفُحُولِ النَّسْلَ and [The loins of the stallions comprised, in the elemental state, the progeny]. And تضمّن القَبْرُ المَيِّتَ The grave had the dead body deposited in it. And تضمّن الكِتَابُ كَذَا [and ] The writing comprised, or included, such a thing. And تضمّن الكَلَامُ كَذَا [and , as is indicated in the first sentence of this art.,] The sentence, or speech, or phrase, comprehended, or comprised, within its scope, [or implied,] such a thing; syn. حَصَّلَهُ. [And تَضَمَّنَتِ الكَلِمَةُ مَعْنَى كَذَا and The word implied such a meaning.]
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