عنا

Root entry · 48 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of submission, subjugation, and being held captive. It extends to ideas of appearing, emerging, and intending or meaning something. It also covers hardship, effort, and care, as well as specific terms for bodily fluids and geographical directions.

Derived headwords

عنا يعنوverb

1.
to submit, be humbledboth
To yield, be subservient, and show humility.
2.
to be held captiveclassical
To be imprisoned or detained as a prisoner.

أعناهverb

1.
to make someone submitclassical
To cause another person to be submissive or humbled.
2.
to make someone captiveclassical
To cause someone to be held captive or imprisoned.

عنت الوجوهverb

1.
faces submittedclassical
A Quranic expression indicating that all faces were humbled and submitted to the Living, Self-Subsisting God.

عنا فيهم أسيراverb

1.
to remain among them as a captiveclassical
To stay with a group of people while being held as a prisoner.

عناه غيره تعنيةverb

1.
to imprison someoneclassical
To hold someone captive or imprison them.

العانيnoun

1.
also the tyrantboth
also the tyrant
2.
he is the one who exaggerates in committing sins, the rebellious one from whom admonition and warning have no effectboth
he is the one who exaggerates in committing sins, the rebellious one from whom admonition and warning have no effect
3.
The captive.both
The captive.

عناةnoun

1.
they substituted one of the nūns with a yā'both
they substituted one of the nūns with a yā'
2.
Plural of 'ani (captive).both
Plural of 'ani (captive).

عوانnoun

1.
a cow that is neither old nor youngboth
a cow that is neither old nor young
2.
Plural of 'aniya (female captive).both
Plural of 'aniya (female captive).

عنت به أمورverb

1.
matters befellclassical
Circumstances or events happened to someone or something.

عنوت الشئverb

1.
to bring out, revealclassical
To cause something to emerge, become visible, or be revealed.

تعنوverb

1.
to appear, sproutclassical
Used for land when its vegetation emerges or sprouts.

تعنيverb

1.
to appear, sproutclassical
An alternative form for land when its vegetation emerges or sprouts.

لم تعن بلادناverb

1.
our land did not yieldclassical
Used to say that a land did not produce any crops or vegetation.

أعنت الأرضverb

1.
the land did not growclassical
The land did not produce any vegetation or crops.

أعنىverb

1.
to grow, produceclassical
Used for land when it produces vegetation or crops.

عنيت بالقولverb

1.
to mean, intendboth
To intend or aim for a particular meaning with words.

معنىnoun

1.
Its meaning is one.both
Its meaning is one.
2.
The agent of concern.both
The agent of concern.

معناتهnoun

1.
meaning, importclassical
Synonymous with 'معنى', referring to the substance or gist of something.

العنيةnoun

1.
camel dung pasteclassical
A paste made from dried camel dung, used to treat mange.

تعنيتهverb

1.
to treat with dung pasteclassical
To apply the 'عنية' paste to a camel, typically for medicinal purposes.

عناءnoun

1.
hardship, toilboth
Suffering, fatigue, and strenuous effort.

عنيتهverb

1.
to cause hardshipclassical
To inflict toil, trouble, or suffering upon someone.

تعنيتهverb

1.
to cause hardshipclassical
To cause someone to experience hardship or toil.

تعنىverb

1.
to suffer hardshipclassical
To undergo toil, fatigue, or difficulty.

عنيت بحاجتكverb

1.
to attend to your needboth
To take care of, be concerned with, or handle someone's need or matter.

معنيadjective

1.
Its meaning is one.both
Its meaning is one.
2.
The agent of concern.both
The agent of concern.

ما لا يعنيهphrase

1.
what does not concern himboth
That which is irrelevant, unimportant, or does not pertain to a person's affairs.

الدم العانيnoun

1.
flowing bloodclassical
Blood that is actively flowing or liquid.

الأعناءnoun

1.
sides, regionsclassical
The outer parts, boundaries, or regions of an area.

عنوnoun

1.
side, regionclassical
The singular form of 'الأعناء', referring to a side or region.

عناnoun

1.
he grew old and became a guardianboth
he grew old and became a guardian
2.
he became useful, benefitedboth
he became useful, benefited
3.
He submitted and was humbled.both
He submitted and was humbled.
4.
He remained in his captivity.both
He remained in his captivity.

أعناء من الناسnoun

1.
groups of peopleclassical
A collection of people from various tribes or diverse backgrounds.

عنوnoun

1.
person from diverse tribesclassical
A person belonging to a group composed of individuals from different tribes.

عنونت الكتابverb

1.
to title the bookclassical
To give a title or heading to a written work.

علونتهverb

1.
to title the bookclassical
An alternative verb for titling a book or document.

العنوانnoun

1.
The noun form of 'anwana (to title).both
The noun form of 'anwana (to title).

العلوانnoun

1.
title, headingclassical
An alternative form for title or heading.

المعنىnoun

1.
mean, base stallionclassical
A base or ignoble stallion that is kept confined when aroused because it desires its own kind.

العنةnoun

1.
that which sways and from which the flower stalks are cut, leaving the 'unnaboth
that which sways and from which the flower stalks are cut, leaving the 'unna

معننadjective

1.
confined, restrainedclassical
Describing a stallion that is kept confined due to its nature.

المعنىnoun

1.
base, ignobleclassical
Referring to a person or thing that is base, ignoble, or of low character.

المحتبىnoun

1.
place of sittingclassical
A place where one sits or is seated, often referring to a specific location in a poem.

الخافقاتnoun

1.
shining starsclassical
Referring to stars that are shining or twinkling.

المعاناةnoun

1.
Endurance, suffering.both
Endurance, suffering.

عاناهverb

1.
to endure, sufferboth
To undergo or experience hardship, difficulty, or suffering.

تعناهverb

1.
to endure, sufferclassical
To undergo or experience hardship, difficulty, or suffering.

تعنىverb

1.
to suffer hardshipclassical
To undergo toil, fatigue, or difficulty.

يعانونverb

1.
to manage, overseeboth
To take care of, manage, or be responsible for something.

Parallel reading

وعنت الوجوه للحي القيوم

And [all] faces shall be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting.

ويقال أيضا: عنا فيهم فلان أسيرا، أي أقام فيهم على إساره واحتبس.

It is also said: 'So-and-so remained among them as a captive,' meaning he stayed with them in his captivity and was detained.

وعناه غيره تعنية: حبسه وأسره.

And others imprisoned him, meaning they held him captive and imprisoned him.

وعنت به أمور: نزلت.

And matters befell him: they occurred.

عنت الأرض بالنبات تعنو عنوا، وتعني أيضا عن الكسائي، إذا ظهر نبتها.

The land yielded vegetation, sprouting with plants, and according to Al-Kisa'i, it also yielded when its plants appeared.

يقال: لم تعن بلادنا بشئ ولم تعن، إذا لم تنبت شيئا.

It is said: 'Our land yielded nothing,' meaning it did not grow anything.

وما أعنت الأرض شيئا، أي ما أنبتت.

And the land did not grow anything, meaning it did not sprout.

ويأكلن ما أعنى الولي فلم يلت * كأن بحافات النهاء المزارعا

And they eat what the guardian produces, and nothing is diminished * as if the riverbanks were cultivated.

وعنيت بالقول كذا (1)، أي أردت وقصدت.

And I meant such-and-such by the saying, meaning I intended and aimed for it.

تقول: عرفت ذلك في معنى كلامه وفي معناة كلامه، وفي معني كلامه، أي فحواه.

You say: 'I understood that in the meaning of his speech, and in the import of his speech, and in the substance of his speech,' meaning its gist.

والعنية على فعيلة: بول البعير يعقد في الشمس يطلى به الاجرب، عن أبى عمرو.

And 'al-'uniyyah' (on the pattern of 'fa'iilah') is camel dung that solidifies in the sun, used to treat mange, according to Abu Amr.

ويقال: عنيت البعير تعنية، إذا طليته بها.

And it is said: 'I treated the camel with 'uniyyah',' meaning I applied it to him.

وعني الإنسان بالكسر عناء، أي تعب ونصب.

And a person suffered 'anaa'' (with kasra), meaning fatigue and exhaustion.

وعنيته أنا تعنية، وتعنيته أيضا فتعنى.

And I caused him hardship, and I also caused him hardship, and he suffered hardship.

وعنيت بحاجتك أعنى بها عناية، وأنا بها معني على مفعول.

And I attended to your need, I attend to it with care, and I am concerned with it (as a passive participle).

وفي الحديث: " من حسن إسلام المرء تركه ما لا يعنيه "، أي ما لا يهمه.

And in the Hadith: 'Among the perfection of a person's Islam is his leaving what does not concern him,' meaning what does not interest him.

والدم العاني هو السائل.

And 'al-'aani' blood is the flowing blood.

والأعناء: الجوانب والنواحى، واحدها عنو بالكسر.

And 'al-a'naa'' are the sides and regions; their singular is 'anaw' (with kasra).

وقال ابن الاعرابي: واحدها عنا مقصورا.

And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: their singular is 'anaa'' (shortened).

لا تحرز المرء أعناء البلاد ولا * تبنى له في السموات السلاليم

The regions of the land do not protect a person, nor are ladders built for him in the heavens.

وجاءنا أعناء من الناس، واحدهم عنو بالكسر، وهم قوم من قبائل شتى.

And groups of people came to us, their singular is 'anaw' (with kasra), and they are people from various tribes.

وعنونت الكتاب وعلونته.

And I titled the book, and I titled it.

والاسم العنوان والعلوان.

And the noun is 'al-'unwaan' and 'al-'ulwaan'.

والمعنى في قول الوليد بن عقبة: قطعت الدهر كالسدم المعنى * تهدر في دمشق فما تريم

And 'al-ma'naa'' in the saying of Al-Walid ibn Uqbah: 'I spent time like the base stallion * roaring in Damascus, and not ceasing.'

هو الفحل اللئيم إذا هاج حبس في العنة ; لأنه يرغب عن فحلته.

He is the ignoble stallion; when aroused, he is confined in 'al-'annah' because he desires his own kind.

والمعنى في قول الفرزدق: غلبتك بالمفقئ والمعنى * وبيت المحتبى والخافقات

And 'al-ma'naa'' in the saying of Al-Farazdaq: 'I defeated you with Al-Mafqi', and Al-Ma'naa'', and the house of Al-Muhtabi, and Al-Khafiqaat.'

ومنها قوله: فإنك إذ تسعى لتدرك دارما * لانت المعنى يا جرير المكلف

And among them is his saying: 'Indeed, when you strive to catch up with Darim, you become the base one, O burdened Jarir.'

وأما الخافقات فقوله: وأين تقضى المالكان أمورها * بحق وأين الخافقات اللوامع

And as for 'Al-Khafiqaat', his saying: 'And where do the two rulers settle their affairs * justly, and where are the shining stars?'

والمعاناة: المقاساة.

And 'al-mu'aanaah' is enduring hardship.

يقال: عاناه وتعناه، وتعنى هو.

It is said: 'He endured it,' and 'He endured it,' and 'He himself suffered hardship.'

فقلت لها الحاجات يطرحن بالفتى * وهم تعناني معنى ركائبه وهم يعانون مالهم، أي يقومون عليه.

So I said to her, 'Needs cast a man down, * and they are causing me hardship, like the hardship of his mounts,' and 'they are managing their wealth,' meaning they are taking care of it.