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عنس

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

4 أَعْنَسَتْ ذ : see 1. -A2- اعنس He nourished, or brought up, a girl who became of middle age remaining a virgin, not marrying; expl. by رَبَّى عَانِسًا. (TA.) -A3- اعنسهُ He, or it, altered him, or it. (K.) You say فُلَانٌ لَمْ تُعْنِسِ السِّنُّ وَجْهَهُ Such a one, age did not alter his face. (S, O. *) And اعنس الشَّيْبُ وَجْهَهُ, (O, K,) or رَأْسَهُ, (T, TA,) Hoariness interspersed his face, (O, K,) or his head. (TA.)

Derived headwords

أَعْنَسَتْverb
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فُلَانٌ لَمْ تُعْنِسِ السِّنُّ وَجْهَهُ
اعنس الشَّيْبُ وَجْهَهُ