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سن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

اـَسَنُّ ذ More [and most ] advanced in age: (M, L, K:) a correct Arabic word. (M, L.) You say, هٰذَا أَسَنُّ مِنْ هٰذَا This is more advanced in age than this: (M, L, K: *) and Th says, speaking of Moosà Ibn-'Eesà-Leythee, أَدْرَكْتُهُ أَسَنَّ أَهْلِ البَلَدِ [meaning I lived in his time, he being the most advanced in age of the people of the town, or country ]. (M, L.)

Derived headwords

اـَسَنُّ
  1. 1.
هٰذَا أَسَنُّ مِنْ هٰذَا
أَدْرَكْتُهُ أَسَنَّ
أَهْلِ البَلَدِ