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سمن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

5 تَسَمَّنَ see 1. ― -b2- [Hence,] تسمّن also signifies (assumed tropical:) He prided himself in the abundance of his wealth, and collected it but did not expend it: (TA in art. هنأ:) or he made a boast of abundance of goodness, or goods, which he did not possess; and laid claim to nobility that was not in him: or collected wealth for the purpose of attaining to the condition of the noble: or loved to indulge himself largely in eatables and drinkables that are the causes of fatness, or plumpness. (L.)

Derived headwords

تَسَمَّنَverb
  1. 1.