دَنَأَ

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دَنَأَI , Present.T ـَ; and دَنُؤَ, Present.T ـُ; Verbal.Noun دَنَآءَةٌ, of the former verb, and of the latter also, and دُنُوْءٌ, of the former, or of the latter, and [of the latter] دُنُوْءَةٌ; He was, or became, low, ignoble, or mean, in his actions; and cared not for what he did, nor for what was said to him: or the former verb, or each, he was, or became, bad, corrupt, or foul, in respect of the belly and the genital member [i. e. in respect of appetite for food and for sexual enjoyment]; not caring for what he did, nor for what was said to him: and the former verb, or each, [accord. to some,] he was, or became, such as is termed دَنِىْءٌ, i. e. خَسِيسٌ [app. as meaning contemptible]; like دَنَا, Present.T يَدْنُو, Verbal.Noun دَنَاوَةٌ; and destitute of good: but some make a distinction between the verbs with ء and the verb without ء; saying that the meaning “ he was, or became, خسيس ” is that of دنا, without ء; and the truth is, that the verbs with ء have the meanings assigned to them by AZ and Lh; or signify he was, or became, low, ignoble, or mean: or these two verbs also signify, or signify as some say, he was one in whom was little or no good; contemned or contemptible, mean, paltry, or of no weight or worth.

def.2 دَنِئَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun دَنَأْ, He was, or became, hump-backed.

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