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علن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

10 استعلن ذ i. q. تَعَرَّضَ لِأَنْ يُعْلَنَ بِهِ [app. meaning He addressed himself to being, or sought to be, made publicly known ]. (TA.) ― -b2- [And] اِسْتِعْلَانٌ signifies [or is said to signify] The seeking, or desiring, to lay open, manifest, reveal, make public, or publish. (KL.) ― -b3- [And] i. q. اـِعْلَانٌ [inf. n. of 4, but in what sense is not shown; perhaps of 4 as signifying اِشْتَهَرَ, expl. above]. (JM.) ― -b4- See also 1.

Derived headwords

استعلنverb
  1. 1.
تَعَرَّضَ لِأَنْ يُعْلَنَ بِهِ