ظَاعِنٌ
Root: ظعن
Full Definition
ظَاعِنٌ
Journeying, going away, departing, or removing: [a traveller:] any one going forth on a journey, on pilgrimage, or on a warring and plundering expedition, or journeying from one city [or town &c.] to another: contr. of
خَافِضٌ [and of
مُقِيمٌ]: one says, أَظَاعِنٌ أَنْتَ
أَمْ مُقِيمٌ [Art thou journeying or abiding?]: the pl. is ظَاعِنُونَ and ظُعُنٌ, and
ظَعَنٌ is a quasipl. n. syn. with ظَاعِنُونَ.
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