عُنْفُوَانٌ
Root: عنف
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عُنْفُوَانٌ
, of the measure فُعْلُوَانٌ from العُنْفُ, or it may be originally أُنْفُوَانٌ, having the أ then changed into ع, or it is from اِعْتَنَفْتُ الشَّىْءَ meaning “ I began, or commenced, the thing, ” and
عُنْفُوٌّ also, The first of a thing: or the first of the beauty and brightness thereof: and predominantly of youth, or youthfulness, and of plants, or herbage. You say, هُوَ
فِى عُنْفُوَانِ شَبَابِهِ [He is in the prime, spring, or bloom, of his youth].
2 See also عَنْفٌ.
3 عُنْفُوَانٌ also signifies The juice that flows from grapes without their being pressed.
4 And The force, or strength, of wine.
2 See also عَنْفٌ.
3 عُنْفُوَانٌ also signifies The juice that flows from grapes without their being pressed.
4 And The force, or strength, of wine.
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