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غنى
Root entry · 1 derived lemma10 اـِسْتَغْنَىَ see 1, in seven places. -A2- استغنى ا@للّٰهَ He asked, or begged, God to render him, or make him to be, in no need, or free from want; [or in a state of competence, or sufficiency; ] or rich, or wealthy. (K, TA. [But wanting in the CK, and app. in several copies of the K.]) Hence the prayer, اَللّٰهُمَّ اـِنِّىَ أَسْتَغْنِيكَ عَنْ كُلِّ حَارِمٍ وَأَسْتَعِينُكَ [ O God, I ask Thee to render me in no need of any one who refuses to give, and I beg thine aid ]. (TA.)
Derived headwords
اـِسْتَغْنَىَverb
- 1.
استغنى ا@للّٰهَ
اـِنِّىَ أَسْتَغْنِيكَ عَنْ كُلِّ حَارِمٍ وَأَسْتَعِينُكَ