عنى

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of subjugation, capture, and being held captive. It extends to meanings of showing, revealing, and bringing forth, as well as enduring hardship or difficulty. It also encompasses the idea of a mark or sign, particularly from repeated action.

Derived headwords

عَنَتْverb

1.
became subjugatedclassical
Faces became humbled, or submitted, or were made to work hard.
2.
performed prostrationclassical
Specifically refers to placing the forehead, knees, and hands in bowing and prostration.

أَعْنَيْتُهُverb

1.
kept him captiveclassical
I kept him as a captive and subdued him.

عَنَوْتُverb

1.
revealed itclassical
I made it apparent and showed it.
2.
brought it outclassical
I brought it out.

العَنْوَةnoun

1.
conquest by forceboth
Taking something by force and overwhelming power, often through combat.
2.
affectionclassical
Can also mean affection, obedience, and submission, sometimes without fighting.

العَوَانِيnoun

1.
womenclassical
Women, because they are oppressed and cannot defend themselves; likened to captives.
2.
laborersclassical
Workers or those who perform tasks, possibly including tax collectors.

عَانِيَةnoun

1.
female captiveclassical
A female captive, used in reference to women being under the power of men.

التَّعْنِيَةnoun

1.
imprisonmentclassical
Holding someone in long and difficult confinement.
2.
mixture for treating mangeclassical
A mixture of urine and dung, or camel urine, used to treat mange in camels.
3.
applying the mixtureclassical
The act of applying the mixture to a camel.

عَنَاهُverb

1.
confined himclassical
He confined him, meaning he imprisoned him for a long time under difficult conditions.
2.
suppressed voicesclassical
To hold back or quieten voices, as in a prohibition against making noise.
3.
concerned himclassical
The matter concerned him or troubled him.

العَنِيَّةnoun

1.
mixture for treating mangeclassical
A mixture, often of camel urine and herbs, used to treat mange; also called 'uniyyah.

الأَعْنَاءnoun

1.
regions of the skyclassical
The sides and regions of the sky.
2.
regions of the landclassical
The sides and regions of the land.
3.
people from various tribesclassical
People gathered from different tribes.

عَنَتِverb

1.
produced vegetationclassical
The land produced or revealed its vegetation.
2.
appearedclassical
Its vegetation appeared.
3.
did not growclassical
Our land did not produce anything.
4.
appearedclassical
The water appeared from the waterskin because it couldn't hold it.
5.
happenedclassical
Matters befell him.
6.
became difficultclassical
The matter became difficult for him.

أَعْنَتَverb

1.
did not produceclassical
The land did not produce anything.
2.
watered itclassical
The rain watered the land, causing it to grow.

عَنَاverb

1.
approached and sniffedclassical
The dog approached the object and sniffed it.
2.
approachedclassical
One person approached another and sniffed him.
3.
flowed outclassical
The waterskin did not retain its water and it flowed out.
4.
happenedclassical
Matters befell him.
5.
became difficultclassical
The matter became difficult for him.
6.
was effectiveclassical
The food was effective or nourishing.
7.
remainedclassical
He stayed or remained.

العَانِيnoun

1.
captiveboth
A captive, one who is subdued or humbled.
2.
flowingclassical
Something that is flowing, like blood or water.

العُنْوَانnoun

1.
titleboth
The title or name of a book or document; a mark or sign.
2.
mark of prostrationclassical
A mark on the forehead resulting from frequent prostration in prayer.

عَنْوَنَهُverb

1.
titled itboth
He gave it a title or a name; he marked it.

العَنَاءnoun

1.
hardship and captivityclassical
Suffering, hardship, and imprisonment with humiliation.

التَّعْنِيnoun

1.
applying the mixtureclassical
Applying the 'uniyyah mixture to treat mange.

أَعْنَاءnoun

1.
sides of the faceclassical
The sides or regions of the face.

أَعْنَىverb

1.
watered the landclassical
The rain watered the land, causing it to grow.
2.
kept the captiveclassical
He kept the captive in his captivity.
3.
encountered fertile landclassical
The man encountered land that had been rained upon and was fertile.

العُنيnoun

1.
captivityclassical
Captivity or being taken prisoner; a linguistic variant of 'unwah.

عَنَا فيه الأكلverb

1.
was effectiveclassical
The food was effective or nourishing.

عَنَا عنهverb

1.
remainedclassical
He stayed or remained.

عَنَاهverb

1.
titled itclassical
He titled it or gave it a mark.

لم يُعِنْ ليverb

1.
did not yieldclassical
It did not yield or become clear.

Parallel reading

عنت الوجوه استأسرت؛ وقيل: ذلت؛ وقيل: نصبت له وعملت له؛ وقيل: هو وضع الجبهة والركبة واليد في الركوع والسجود.

Faces became subjugated, or humbled, or were made to work hard, or it is placing the forehead, knee, and hand in bowing and prostration.

وأعنيته أنا أي أبقيته أسيرا وأخضعته.

And I kept him captive, meaning I kept him as a prisoner and subdued him.

وعنوت الشيء: أبديته وأظهرته.

And I revealed a thing: I made it apparent and showed it.

وفي الصحاح: عنوت الشيء أخرجته وأظهرته.

And in Al-Sihah: I revealed a thing, meaning I brought it out and showed it.

والعنوة: الاسم منه، أي من كل مما ذكر؛ كما في المحكم.

And Al-'unwah: is the noun derived from all the aforementioned meanings; as stated in Al-Muḥkam.

يقال: أخذه عنوة، أي قسرا، وفتحت هذه المدينة! عنوة، أي بالقتال، قوتل أهلها حتى غلبوا عليها وعجزوا عن حفظها فتركوها وجلوا من غير أن يجرى بينهم وبين المسلمين فيها عقد صلح، فالإجماع على أن العنوة هي الأخذ بالقهر والغلبة.

It is said: he took him by force ('unwah), meaning coercively. And this city was conquered by force ('unwah), meaning by fighting; its people fought until they were overcome and unable to defend it, so they left and evacuated without a peace treaty being made between them and the Muslims. Thus, there is consensus that Al-'unwah is taking by coercion and dominance.

فما أخذوها عنوة عن مودة ولكن ضرب المشرفي استقالها

So they did not take it by force out of affection, but rather the striking of the sharp sword demanded it.

اتقوا الله في النساء فإنهن عوان عندكم

Fear Allah concerning the women, for they are captives with you.

استشعروا الخشية وعنوا بالأصوات

Feel the awe and suppress the voices.

والعنية: أخلاط من بول وبعر يحبس مدة، ثم يطلى بها البعير الجرب، كالعنية.

And Al-'uniyyah: is mixtures of urine and dung that are kept for a period, then the mangy camel is smeared with them, like Al-'uniyyah.

وفي المثل: العنية تشفي الجرب، انتهى.

And in the proverb: Al-'uniyyah cures mange, end of quote.

يقال: عناه تعنية: إذا طلاه بها؛ نقله الجوهري.

It is said: he applied 'uniyyah to it, meaning he smeared it with it; transmitted by Al-Jawhari.

لا يحرز المرء أعناء البلاد ولا تبنى له في السموات السلاليم

A person cannot reach the regions of the land, nor are ladders built for him in the heavens.

وعنت الأرض بالنبات تعنو عنوا: أظهرته.

And the land produced vegetation, it yields ('anā) 'unūwan: it brought it forth.

إذا ظهر نبتها، يقال: لم تعن بلادنا بشيء إذا لم تنبت شيئا، قال ذو الرمة:

If its vegetation appears, it is said: our land did not produce anything ('ana) if it did not grow anything, said Dhu al-Rummah:

ولم يبق بالخلصاء مما عنت بهمن الرطب إلا يبسها وهجيرها

And nothing remained in Al-Khalsā' of what it produced of fresh produce except its dryness and heat.

يقال: ما أعنت الأرض شيئا: أي ما أنبتت؛ كما في الصحاح.

It is said: the land did not produce anything (a'nata), meaning it did not grow anything; as in Al-Sihah.

وعنا الكلب للشصيء يعنوه عنوا: أتاه فشمه.

And the dog approached the object ('anā) it, it 'anūhu 'anwan: it came to it and sniffed it.

عنت القربة بماء كثير تعنو: لم تحفظه فظهر؛ وقيل: عنت القربة سال ماؤها.

The waterskin was full of much water, it yielded ('anat) 'anū: it did not retain it and it appeared; and it was said: the waterskin yielded ('anat), its water flowed out.

عنت به أمور: نزلت؛ نقله الجوهري.

Matters befell him ('anat bihi): they occurred; transmitted by Al-Jawhari.

وإذا شق عليه؛ نقله ابن سيده.

And when the matter became difficult for him ('anā 'alayhi); transmitted by Ibn Sidah.

وفكوا العاني، أي الأسير، وكأنه مأخوذ من الذل والخضوع.

And they freed the captive ('ānī), meaning the prisoner, and it is as if it is derived from humiliation and submission.

والدم العاني: هو السائل؛ نقله الجوهري.

And Al-'ānī blood: is the flowing blood; transmitted by Al-Jawhari.

وقد عنا عنوا: إذا سال، عن ابن القطاع.

And it flowed ('anā) 'anwan: if it flowed, from Ibn al-Qaṭṭā'.

وعنوان الكتاب، بالضم والكسر: سمته، كمعناه، كمعظم، وقد عنونته عنونة وعنوانا: إذا وسمته.

And the title of the book ('unwān), with dammah and kasrah: is its name, like its meaning (ma'nāhu), like mu'aẓẓam, and you titled it ('annawtahu) 'unwānah and 'unwānan: if you marked it.

والتعني: التطلي بالعنية؛ ومنه قول الشعبي: لأن أتعنى بعنية أحب إلي من أن أقول في مسألة برأيي.

And Al-Ta'nī: is smearing with Al-'uniyyah; and from this is the saying of Al-Sha'bī: 'For me to be smeared with Al-'uniyyah is more beloved to me than to give an opinion on a matter based on my own reasoning.'

وأعنى الولي الأرض: أمطرها فأنبتت؛ عن ابن القطاع، والولي: الغيث الذي بعد الوسمي؛ وأنشد الجوهري لعدي:

And the subsequent rain ('a'nā) watered the land: it rained upon it, so it grew; from Ibn al-Qaṭṭā', and Al-Walī: is the rain that comes after Al-Wasmi; and Al-Jawhari cited for 'Adī:

ويأكلن ما أعنى الولي فلم يلت كأن بحافات النهاء المزارع

And they eat what the subsequent rain ('a'nā) brought forth, and it did not diminish, as if there were farms on the edges of the water channels.

وعناه الأمر يعنوه: أهمه.

And the matter concerned him ('anāhu): it preoccupied him.

وفي جبهته عنوان من كثرة السجود: أي أثر؛ قال الشاعر:

And on his forehead is a mark ('unwān) from frequent prostration: meaning a trace; the poet said:

وأشمط عنوان به من سجوده كركبة عنز من عنوز بني نصر

And an old man with a mark on him from his prostration, like the knee of a goat from the goats of Banu Naṣr.

وفي مرثية سيدنا عثمان، رضي الله تعالى عنه: ضحوا بأشمط عنوان السجود به يقطع الليل ترتيلا وقرآنا

And in the elegy of our master Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him: They sacrificed an old man with the mark of prostration on him, who passes the night reciting and reading the Quran.

وأعنى الأسير: أبقاه في إساره.

And he kept the captive ('a'nā) in his captivity.

والعواني: العوامل؛ وبه فسر قول الجعدي:

And Al-'awānī: are the laborers; and with this, the saying of Al-Ja'dī is interpreted:

وأعضاد المطي عواني

And the forelegs of the camels are laborers.

وأعنى الرجل: صادف أرضا قد أمشرت وكثر كلؤها.

And the man encountered ('a'nā) land that had been rained upon and its vegetation was abundant.

والعني، كعتي: الأسر، لغة في العنو؛ ومنه الحديث: الخال وارث من لا وارث له يفكنيه، أي أسره والمعنى: ما يلزمه ويتعلق به بسبب الجنايات التي سبيلها أن يتحملها العاقلة؛ كذا في النهاية.

And Al-'unī, like 'utī: is captivity, a language variant of Al-'unwah; and from this is the hadith: 'The maternal uncle inherits from one who has no heir, he frees his captive ('uniyyah), meaning his prisoner. And the meaning is: what is incumbent upon him and related to him due to offenses that the 'āqilah (blood relatives) are responsible for bearing; thus in Al-Nihāyah.

وعنا فيه الأكل يعنو عنوا: نجع؛ عن ابن القطاع.

And the food was effective in it ('anā fīhi al-akl) 'anū 'anwan: it was effective; from Ibn al-Qaṭṭā'.

وعنا يعنو عنوا: أقام عنه أيضا.

And he stayed ('anā) 'anū 'anwan: he remained away also.

وعنا الكتاب يعنوه: عنونه؛ عنه أيضا.

And the book was titled ('anā) it 'anūhu: it was titled; from the same source.

والعنوان، بالكسر: لغة في الضم.

And Al-'unwān, with kasrah: is a linguistic variant of the dammah pronunciation.

وسألته فلم يعن لي بشيء: أي لم يند ولم يبض.

And I asked him, but he did not yield ('anā lī) anything: meaning he did not respond or clarify.