صَنِيعٌ
Root: صنع
Full Definition
صَنِيعٌ
an Verbal.Noun of 1 [q. v.].
2 And i. q. مَصْنُوعٌ [meaning Made, wrought, manufactured, fabricated, or constructed: or made, &c., skilfully, or well: see 1, first sentence].
3 [Hence,]
4 Also, applied to a sword, Polished, and proved by experience; and so applied to an arrow: or, applied to a sword, frequently renovated by polishing: pl. صُنُعٌ.
5 And, applied to a horse,
6 And
7 And A deed, or an action; and so صَنِيعَةٌ : one says, صَنَعَ بِهِ صَنِيعًا قَبِيحًا He did to him an evil, or a foul, deed: and سُوْءُ means The evil [consequence] of a deed. And [particularly] A good deed, a benefit, favour, or kind act; and so صَنِيعَةٌ : [see a verse cited voce مَصْنَعٌ:] pl. [of either, of the latter agreeably with rule,] صَنَائِعُ.
def.2 Also Skilful in work of the hands or hand: fem. [in this sense] with ة. See صَنَعٌ, in four places. Accord. to IDrst, صَنِعٌ [likewise] signifies Skilled, or skilful, as part. n. of صَنِعَ; but IB says that صَنِعَ has not been heard.
2 And i. q. مَصْنُوعٌ [meaning Made, wrought, manufactured, fabricated, or constructed: or made, &c., skilfully, or well: see 1, first sentence].
3 [Hence,]
4 Also, applied to a sword, Polished, and proved by experience; and so applied to an arrow: or, applied to a sword, frequently renovated by polishing: pl. صُنُعٌ.
5 And, applied to a horse,
6 And
7 And A deed, or an action; and so صَنِيعَةٌ : one says, صَنَعَ بِهِ صَنِيعًا قَبِيحًا He did to him an evil, or a foul, deed: and سُوْءُ means The evil [consequence] of a deed. And [particularly] A good deed, a benefit, favour, or kind act; and so صَنِيعَةٌ : [see a verse cited voce مَصْنَعٌ:] pl. [of either, of the latter agreeably with rule,] صَنَائِعُ.
def.2 Also Skilful in work of the hands or hand: fem. [in this sense] with ة. See صَنَعٌ, in four places. Accord. to IDrst, صَنِعٌ [likewise] signifies Skilled, or skilful, as part. n. of صَنِعَ; but IB says that صَنِعَ has not been heard.
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