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مُغْنٍ

Root: غنى

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مُغْنٍ [act. part. n. of 4,] A man sufficing, or satisfying, or contenting.
2 المُغْنِى as a name of God signifies He who satisfies, or contents, whom He will, of his servants.
3 And مُغْنِيَةٌ A woman who satisfies, or contents, her husband, so as to render him in no need of looking at other than her.
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