علن

3 مُعَالَنَةٌ ذ and عِلَانٌ signify the same, (S, K,) i. e. i. q. مُجَاهَرَةٌ [meaning The behaving, or acting, openly with another, or others ]; as also ↓ اـِعْلَانٌ. (K.) You say, عَالَنْتُهُمْ بِالأَمْرِ i. q. جَاهَرْتُهُمْ بِهِ [i. e. I was open, or I acted openly, with them in the affair, or case ]. (JK in art. جهر.) And عَالَنَ بِالعَدَاوَةِ i. q. جَاهَرَ [i. e. He showed open enmity or hostility, with another ]. (TK.) ― -b2- Or The laying open, or manifesting, of each one to his fellow, what is in his mind. (TA.) You say, عَالَنْتُ بِهِ, [or عَالَنْتُهُ,] inf. n. مُعَالَنَةٌ and عِلَانٌ, [ I laid open, or manifested, to him what was in my mind, he doing the same to me, ] i. e. each of us laid open, or manifested, to the other, what was in his mind. (Msb.) ― -b3- See also the next paragraph.