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صَانَهُ

Root: صون

Form: 1

Full Definition

صَانَهُI , first pers. صُنْتُهُ, Present.T يَصُونُهُ, Verbal.Noun صَوْنٌ and صِيَانٌ and صِيَانَةٌ, He preserved it, kept it, laid it up, took care of it, or reserved it, in its repository; and signifies the same: but one should not say اصانهُ, as the vulgar say.
2 And [hence] one says, by way of comparison, صان عِرْضهُ, Verbal.Noun صِيَانَةٌ and صَوْنٌ, [He preserved his honour, or reputation], عَنِ الدَّنَسِ [from pollution]. And فُلَانٌ يَصُونُ دِيبَاجَتَيْهِ i. e. [Such a one preserves from disgrace] his cheeks; (A in art. دبج;) or دِيبَاجَتَهُ his face.
3 And صان الفَرَسُ عَدْوَهُ and جَرْيَهُ, Verbal.Noun صَوْنٌ, The horse reserved somewhat of his running for the time of need. And فَرَسٌ لَهُ صَوْنٌ وَبَذْلٌ; and ذُو صَوْنٍ وَٱبْتِذَالٍ: see 1 in art. بذل.
4 And صان الفَرَسُ, Present.T يَصُونُ, Verbal.Noun صَوْنٌ, means صَفَّ بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ [app. the same as صَفَّ رِجْلَيْهِ He set his hind legs evenly, side by side]: or he stood upon the extremity of his hoof, by reason of [attenuation, or abrasion, such as is termed] وَجًى or حَفًا.
5 And صان, Verbal.Noun صَوْنٌ, He limped, or halted, much; or, as expl. by IB, slightly. يَصُنَّ المَشْىَ occurs in a verse of En-Nábighah, [referring to horses,] and J says that As knew it not, but that others expl. it as meaning Reserving somewhat of the rate of going, or as meaning suffering pain in the hoofs from attenuation, or abrasion: accord. to IB, it means limping, or halting, and suffering pain in the hoofs, from fatigue.
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