عنن

Root entry · 43 derived lemmas

The root عنن (ʿanan) primarily relates to the concept of appearing, emerging, or presenting oneself, often unexpectedly or obstructively. It extends to meanings of interception, interference, and obstruction, both physically and metaphorically. Derived terms also encompass concepts of effort, limitation, and specific objects like the reins of a bridle and enclosures.

Derived headwords

عَنَّ الشيءُ يَعِنُّ ويَعِنُّ عَنًّا وعُنونًاverb

1.
to appear, to emergeboth
To become visible or present in front of you, often suddenly.

عَنَّ يَعِنُّ ويَعِنُّ عَنًّا وعُنونًاverb

1.
to intercept, to obstructboth
To come across, to block the way, or to present oneself as an obstacle.

اعْتَنَّverb

1.
to intercept, to obstructboth
To come across or present oneself as an obstruction, similar to the verb 'عَنَّ'.

العَنَنُ والعِنانُnoun

1.
appearance, emergenceclassical
The act or instance of appearing or emerging.
2.
interception, obstructionboth
The act of intercepting, obstructing, or interfering.

العَنَنُnoun

1.
interferers, busybodiesclassical
Those who interfere or meddle in matters that do not concern them.

العَنِينُ والعَنونُnoun

1.
interferer, busybodyclassical
A person who interferes in matters that do not concern them.

عَنَّنَverb

1.
to be obstructed, to be hinderedclassical
To be blocked or prevented from proceeding.

أَعْنَنَverb

1.
to be obstructed, to be hinderedclassical
To be blocked or prevented from proceeding.

عَنِينٌadjective

1.
obstructed, hinderedclassical
Being blocked or prevented from proceeding.
2.
impotentboth
Unable to perform sexually.

مَعْنونٌadjective

1.
obstructed, hinderedclassical
Being blocked or prevented from proceeding.

مَعْنٌadjective

1.
interfering, meddlingboth
One who interferes or enters into matters that do not concern them.
2.
broad, expansiveclassical
Describing a man as broad or expansive.

مَعْنَةٌadjective

1.
interfering, meddlingboth
A woman who interferes or enters into matters that do not concern her.
2.
well-built, not flabbyclassical
Describing a woman with a firm, not flabby, abdomen.

المَعْنُnoun

1.
oratorclassical
A skilled public speaker.

العَنَنُnoun

1.
obstruction of deathclassical
The sudden or unexpected approach of death.
2.
unintended courseclassical
That which is not intended or is not the main purpose.

العَنونُadjective

1.
obstructive, interferingclassical
One who presents themselves or interferes, often excessively.

العَنانُnoun

1.
reins of a bridleboth
The straps used to guide a horse.
2.
effort, utmostclassical
The limit of one's effort or capacity.
3.
cloudclassical
A cloud, particularly one that appears in the sky.

المُعانَةُnoun

1.
opposition, confrontationclassical
The act of opposing or confronting someone or something.

عَناناكَnoun

1.
your utmost effortclassical
Your maximum effort or capacity, your limit.

غَنَّامَاكَnoun

1.
your utmost effortclassical
Your maximum effort or capacity, your limit (alternative reading).

العانُnoun

1.
cloudclassical
A type of cloud that appears in the sky.
2.
obstacle, obstructionclassical
Something that intercepts or blocks the way.

التَّعْنينُnoun

1.
confinement, imprisonmentclassical
The act of being confined or imprisoned, especially for a long period.

مَعْنونٌadjective

1.
insane, madclassical
Describing someone who is mentally unsound or mad.

عَنَّنَ عن امرأتهverb

1.
to be prevented from having intercourseclassical
To be prevented from having sexual relations with one's wife, either by a judge's order or by magic.

العُنَّةُnoun

1.
prevention from intercourseclassical
The state of being prevented from having sexual relations.
2.
enclosure, penboth
A pen or enclosure made of wood or branches for livestock.
3.
tent, shelterclassical
A tent or shelter made from reeds or branches.
4.
fodder, feedclassical
What a man gathers of reeds and plants to feed his sheep.

عَنَّنَ شعرهاverb

1.
to style hairclassical
To style or arrange a woman's hair by intertwining parts of it.

شِرْكَةُ عَنانٍnoun

1.
partnership of equalsboth
A partnership where each partner contributes equally and is authorized to act on behalf of the other.

عَانَهُverb

1.
to oppose, to confrontclassical
To oppose or confront someone, similar to 'عارضه'.

قصيرُ العنانِadjective

1.
of little worth, lackingclassical
Describing someone of little value or lacking in good qualities.

أَعَنَّ اللجامَverb

1.
to equip with reinsboth
To attach reins to a bridle.

عَنَّ دابَّتَهُverb

1.
to equip with reinsboth
To attach reins to a mount.

مَلأَ عَنَانَ دابَّتِهِverb phrase

1.
to urge a mount to its utmostclassical
To push a mount to its maximum speed or effort.

أَبِيُّ العِنانِadjective

1.
unyielding, stubbornclassical
Describing someone who is resistant or unyielding.

العَنَنُnoun

1.
enclosure, penclassical
A pen or enclosure for livestock.

العَنَّةُnoun

1.
tent, shelterclassical
A tent or shelter made from reeds or branches.

العَنانُnoun

1.
reinsboth
The straps used to guide a horse.

العَنانُnoun

1.
ropeclassical
A rope, specifically referring to the muscles of the back.

العانُnoun

1.
obstacle, obstructionclassical
Something that intercepts or blocks the way.

طَرَفُ العِنانِadjective phrase

1.
lightweight, agileclassical
Describing someone who is light or agile.

شِرْكَةُ العَنانِnoun

1.
specific partnershipclassical
A partnership in a specific matter, distinct from other assets.

العَنَةُnoun

1.
enclosure, penboth
A pen or enclosure for livestock.

العَنَّةُnoun

1.
tent, shelterclassical
A tent or shelter made from reeds or branches.

العَنَّةُnoun

1.
gathering of fodderclassical
What a man gathers of reeds and plants to feed his sheep.

العَنَةُnoun

1.
curve, bendclassical
A curve or bend, such as in a path or road.

Parallel reading

فعن لنا سرب كأن نعاجه

And a flock appeared to us, as if their ewes were...

عننا باطلا وظلما، كما تعتر ... عن حجرة الربيض الظباء

We presented falsehood and injustice, just as gazelles obstruct... from the enclosure of resting does.

ورهاء العنان أنها تعتن في كل كلام أي تعترض

And 'warhā' al-ʿinān means she intercepts in every speech, meaning she obstructs.

ولا أفعله ما عن في السماء نجم أي عرض من ذلك

And I will not do it as long as a star appears in the sky, meaning it presents itself.

والاعتنان: الاعتراض

And al-iʿtinān: interception.

فهو عنين معنون معن معنن

So he is ʿanīn, muʿannan, maʿn, muʿannin.

وأعننت بعنة ما أدري ما هي أي تعرضت لشيء لا أعرفه

And I encountered an 'ʿanah' that I do not know, meaning I exposed myself to something I do not know.

معرض لعنن لم يعنه

Exposed to interference that did not concern him.

أم فاز فازلم به شأو العنن

Or a winner who outstrips him in the race of the unknown/death.

ورجل معن: يعرض في شيء ويدخل فيما لا يعنيه

And a 'maʿn' man: he interferes in something and enters into what does not concern him.

وامرأة معنة: تعتن وتعترض في كل شيء

And a 'maʿnah' woman: she intercepts and obstructs in everything.

برئنا إليك من الوثن والعنن

We declare our innocence to you from idols and interference.

دهمته المنية في عنن جماحه

Death overtook him in the unhindered course of his rebellion.

ألا وهي المتصدية العنون

Indeed, she is the one who presents herself, the interfering one.

يعن الرجل يعن عنا وعننا إذا اعترض لك من أحد جانبيك من عن يمينك أو من عن شمالك بمكروه

A man 'yaʿinnu' 'ʿanānan' and 'ʿanānan' if he obstructs you from one of your sides, from your right or from your left, with something unpleasant.

وهو الموضع الذي يعن فيه العان

And it is the place where the 'ʿānin' appears.

ولقيه عين عنة

And he met him unexpectedly.

وأعطاه ذلك عين عنة

And he gave him that specifically, unexpectedly.

وعناناك أن تفعل ذاك، على وزن قصاراك

And 'ʿanānāk' for you to do that, on the pattern of 'quṣārak' (your utmost).

وخصم يركب العوصاء طاطا عن المثلى، غناماه القذاع

And an opponent who rides the difficult terrain, bowing from the best, his utmost is the struggle.

وهو لك بين الأوب والعنن إما أن يؤوب إليك، وإما أن يعرض عليك

And it is for you between returning and appearing, either it returns to you, or it presents itself to you.

تبدي صدودا، وتخفي بيننا لطفا ... يأتي محارم بين الأوب والعنن

You show aversion, and hide kindness between us... It comes in forbidden ways between returning and appearing.

العان من السحاب: الذي يعترض في الأفق

Al-ʿān from the clouds: that which appears in the horizon.

جرى في عنان الشعريين الأماعز

The mirage of the wild goats ran in the path of the Pleiades.

كأن ملاءتي على هزف، ... يعن مع العشية للرئال

As if my two garments are on a swift horse, ... appearing with the evening for the chicks.

والتعنين: الحبس

And al-taʿnīn: confinement.

وفلان عنان عن الخير وخناس وكزام

And so-and-so is distant from good, and a shirker, and a stopper.

والعنين: الذي لا يأتي النساء ولا يريدهن

And al-ʿanīn: he who does not approach women nor desires them.

وعنن عن امرأته إذا حكم القاضي عليه بذلك أو منع عنها بالسحر

And he 'ʿanana' from his wife if the judge ruled that or prevented her by magic.

وسمي عنينا لأنه يعن ذكره لقبل المرأة من عن يمينه وشماله فلا يقصده

And he is named 'ʿanīn' because his penis is presented to the woman's vulva from his right and left, and he does not aim for it.

تعننت للموت الذي هو واقع، ... وأدركت ثأري في نمير وعامر

I presented myself for the death that was to occur, ... and I took my revenge among Namir and 'Amir.

وإنه ليأخذ في كل فن وعن وسن بمعنى واحد

And he engages in every art, and 'ʿunn', and 'sinn' with one meaning.

والعنان: السير الذي تمسك به الدابة

And al-ʿinān: the strap by which the mount is held.

وفرس قصير العنان إذا ذم بقصر عنقه

And a horse with a short 'ʿinān' if it is criticized for its short neck.

وأعن اللجام: جعل له عنانا

And he 'aʿanna' the bridle: he made reins for it.

أعن الفارس إذا مد عنان دابته ليثنيه عن السير، فهو معن

The rider 'aʿanna' if he extended his mount's reins to turn it from its course, so he is 'maʿn'.

ملأ فلان عنان دابته إذا أعداه وحمله على الحضر الشديد

So-and-so filled his mount's 'ʿinān' if he made it run and carried it at great speed.

حرف بعيد من الحادي، إذا ملأت شمس النهار عنان الأبرق الصخب

A creature far from the driver, when the midday sun fills the reins of the noisy locust.

يقال ذل عنان فلان إذا انقاد

It is said, 'So-and-so's reins have become slack' if he becomes submissive.

وفلان أبي العنان إذا كان ممتنعا

And so-and-so is 'abī al-ʿinān' if he is resistant.

وهما يجريان في عنان إذا استويا في فضل أو غيره

And they are running in the same 'ʿinān' if they are equal in merit or otherwise.

إذا رفعوا عنانا عن عنان

When they raise one 'ʿinān' above another.

وجرى الفرس عنانا إذا جرى شوطا

And the horse ran 'ʿinānan' if it ran a course.

إذا رفعوا عنانا عن عنان

When they raise one 'ʿinān' above another.

اثن علي عنانه أي رده علي

Turn back its 'ʿinān' to me, meaning return it to me.

وحاوطني حتى ثنيت عنانه، ... على مدبر العلباء ريان كاهله

And he maneuvered with me until I turned back its reins, ... upon the hindquarters of its neck, its shoulder well-fed.

رب جواد قد عثر في استنانه وكبا في عنانه وقصر في ميدانه

Many a noble steed has stumbled in its stride and faltered in its course and fallen short in its arena.

إلى عناني ضامر لطيف

To my reins, a lean and gentle one.

وعنانا المتن: حبلاه

And the 'ʿinānān' of the back: its muscles.

بموضع كذا وكذا عان يستن السابلة

In such-and-such a place is an 'ʿān' that obstructs the wayfarers.

وإنما سميت هذه الشركة شركة عنان لمعارضة كل واحد منهما صاحبه بمال مثل ماله، وعمله فيه مثل عمله بيعا وشراء

This partnership is called 'sharikat al-ʿinān' because each of the two partners opposes his companion with capital equal to his capital, and his work in it equal to his work in buying and selling.

والعنة: الحظيرة من الخشب أو الشجر تجعل للإبل والغنم تحبس فيها

And al-ʿinnah: the enclosure of wood or trees made for camels and sheep to be kept in.

ترى اللحم من ذابل قد ذوى، ... ورطب يرفع فوق العنن

You see the meat from a withered one, ... and fresh meat placed upon the enclosures.

ورأيت حظرات الإبل في البادية يسمونها عننا لاعتنانها في مهب الشمال معترضة لتقيها برد الشمال

And I saw the enclosures of camels in the desert, they call them 'unan' because they intercept the north wind, obstructing it to protect them from the north cold.

كالمهدر في العنة

Like the bellowing one in the enclosure.

والعنة، بالضم أيضا، خيمة تجعل من ثمام أو أغصان شجر يستظل بها

And al-ʿunnah, with dammah also, is a tent made of reeds or tree branches for shade.

جاء بعنة عظيمة

He came with a great gathering of fodder.

إذا انصرفت من عنة بعد عنة،

When she turned away from one curve after another,