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مَنَحَهُ

Root: منح

Form: 1

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مَنَحَهُI , Present.T ـَ and ـِ Verbal.Noun مَنْحٌ, He lent him a she-camel, and a sheep or goat; that he might have the milk thereof, and return the animal after a certain period: this is the original signification: or he lent to him a she-camel, assigning to him her soft hair (وَبَر) and milk and offspring: and in like manner, he lent him a piece of land, that he might cultivate it and have the produce thereof: he lent him money or the like, to be repaid.
2 مَنَحَهُ, Present.T ـَ and ـِ Verbal.Noun مَنْحٌ, He gave him a thing: he gave him a thing as a free gift.
3 تَمْنَحُ المَرْأَةُ وَجْهَهَا المِرْآةَ The woman imparts somewhat of her beauty to the mirror: or directs her face towards the mirror. And in like manner, accord. to some, you say, when you direct anything (تَقْصِدُ بِهِ) towards another thing, مَنَحْتُهُ إِيَّاهُ.
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