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يَزْأَنِىٌّ

Root: زأن

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يَزْأَنِىٌّ and أَزْأَنِىٌّ , applied as epithets to a spear, are dial. vars. of يَزَنِىٌّ and أَزَنِىٌّ: spears being thus called in relation to ذُو يَزَنٍ, one of the Kings of Himyer: (S in art. يزن:) as also آزَنِىٌّ and أَيْزَنِىٌّ, both formed by transposition.
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