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تنسّب

Root: نسب

Form: 5

Full Definition

تنسّبV He asserted himself to be a relation, or kinsman, or to be related, [إِلَيْكَ] to thee. Hence the proverb, القَرِيبُ مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ لَا مَنْ تَنَسَّبَ: i. e. He is [indeed] an ally who allies himself by affection and friendship: not he who asserts himself to be a kinsman.
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