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سمن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

10 استسمنهُ ذ He deemed, or reckoned, (S, L, Msb, K,) or he found, (M, L, K,) it, or him, (namely, a thing, M, L, and flesh-meat, L, or a man, K,) to be fat, or plump, (S, M, L, K,) or to have much flesh and fat: (Msb:) or he sought it, or demanded it, fat, or plump. (M, L.) -A2- And جَاؤُوا يَسْتَسْمِنُونَ They came seeking, or demanding, that سَمْن [in the CK السَّمِين i. e. that which was fat or plump ] should be given to them. (S, M, L, K. *)

Derived headwords

استسمنهُverb
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جَاؤُوا يَسْتَسْمِنُونَ