ع و ن

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Originally meaning to ripen or mature, later to help something attain fullness or completion; hence aid in a general sense.

Root

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ع و ن (ʕ-w-n)

  1. to mature, to ripen
  2. to supply what is needed to mature
  3. to help to accomplish or to be carried out fully

Derived terms

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Verbs and verb derivatives
Nouns and other parts of speech

References

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  • Freytag, Georg (1835) “ع و ن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 246
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “ع و ن”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 898–899
  • عون” in Almaany
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “ع و ن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[3], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2203-2204