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من

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of bestowing favor, granting gifts, and the act of counting or enumerating. It also extends to meanings of weakness and the idea of being indebted or holding something over someone.

Derived headwords

مَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to bestow favorboth

    To grant a favor or kindness, often implying a sense of generosity and superiority.

  2. 2.
    to countclassical

    To enumerate or reckon something, often in the context of counting blessings or gifts.

امْتَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to bestow favorboth

    To confer a favor or kindness, often with an emphasis on the act of giving.

  2. 2.
    to count it a favorclassical

    To consider a gift or action as a significant favor, often implying it was done with a sense of obligation or superiority.

تَمَنَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to bestow favor repeatedlyclassical

    To repeatedly bestow favors or gifts, often with the implication of reminding the recipient of the favor.

مِنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    favorboth

    A kindness, a gift, or a benefit bestowed upon someone.

  2. 2.
    obligationclassical

    The act of reminding someone of a favor done for them, creating a sense of obligation.

مَنّnoun
  1. 1.
    favorboth

    A gift or a kindness bestowed.

مَنَنnoun
  1. 1.
    favorsboth

    The plural of 'minnah', referring to multiple acts of kindness or gifts.

امْتِنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    bestowing favorclassical

    The act of conferring a favor or kindness.

مَنَّانadjective
  1. 1.
    one who bestows favorsboth

    An epithet for someone who frequently bestows favors, often with the implication of counting them or reminding the recipient.

  2. 2.
    ungenerousclassical

    Describing someone who gives but then counts it against the recipient, a blameworthy trait.

مَنُونnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessclassical

    A state of weakness or debility.

Parallel reading

قرعه بمنة
He struck him with a favor.
أعطاك يا زيد الذي يعطي النعممن غير ما تمنن ولا عدم
O Zayd, He gave you who gives blessings without bestowing favors or being deprived.
من خيره يمنه منا
From his goodness, he bestowed upon us.
كأني إذ مننت عليك خيريمننت على مقطعة النياط
It is as if when I bestowed favor upon you, I bestowed favor upon one whose arteries are severed.
والمنة، بالكسر: جمعها منن
And 'minnah', with kasra: its plural is 'minan'.
وامتن منه بما فعل منة، أي احتمل منه
And he bore from him what he did as a favor, meaning he endured it from him.
والمنان: من صيغ المبالغة، وهو الذي لا يعطي شيئا إلا منه واعتد به على من أعطاه، وهو مذموم
And 'al-mannan': one of the forms of exaggeration, and he is one who does not give anything except by bestowing it as a favor and counting it against the one he gave it to, and he is blameworthy.
ثلاثة يشنؤهم الله، منهم البخيل المنان
Three people God despises, among them is the stingy one who bestows favors.
هذا عطاؤنا فامنن أو أمسك بغير حساب
This is Our gift, so bestow it or withhold it without account.
أي أنفق
Meaning, spend.
وهو من أمنهم أكثرهم منا وعطية
And he is from them, the most numerous in terms of favor and gift.
والمنة، بالضم: الضعف
And 'al-minnah', with damma: weakness.