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غضن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

3 المَغَاضَنَةُ ذ signifies مُكَاسَرَةُ العَيْنيْنِ [ The contracting of the eyes so as to wrinkle the lids ], (S, K, TA,) by reason of doubt, or suspicion. (TA.) One says, غَاضَنَ المَرْأَةَ, meaning غَازَلَهَا بِمُكَاسَرَةِ العَيْنَيْنِ [i. e. He talked, or act, with the woman, in an amatory and enticing manner, with the contracting of the eyes so as to wrinkle the lids ] (A. TA.)

Derived headwords

المَغَاضَنَةُverb
  1. 1.
مُكَاسَرَةُ العَيْنيْنِ
غَاضَنَ المَرْأَةَ
غَازَلَهَا بِمُكَاسَرَةِ