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صن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مُصِنٌّ ذ A man having a foul, or fetid, odour, such as is termed صُنَان; fem. with ة: and likewise applied to a he-goat when excited by lust. (TA.) -A2- And Elevating the nose, (S, M, TA,) or the head, (AA, TA,) from pride, (AA, S, M, TA,) or from anger. (M.) So in a verse cited in art. خفض. (S.) ― -b2- And مُصِنٌّ غَضَبًا Full of anger. (As, S.) -A3- See also 4, latter part, in two places. -A4- Also Silent. (TA.) -A5- And المُصِنُّ signifies The serpent that, when it bites, kills on the spot: one says, رَمَاهُ ا@للّٰهُ بِالمُصِنِّ المُسْكِتِ [ May God smite him with the silencing serpent that kills on the spot whomsoever it bites ]. (IKh, TA.)

Derived headwords

مُصِنٌّ
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مُصِنٌّ غَضَبًا
رَمَاهُ ا@للّٰهُ بِالمُصِنِّ المُسْكِتِ