Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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5. ⇒ تعكّن

تعكّن, said of the belly (Ṣ, Mṣb, Ḳ) of a girl, or young woman, (Ḳ,) It had creases, or wrinkles, originating from fatness. (Ṣ, Mṣb, Ḳ.)

Root: عكن - Entry: 5. Signification: A2

And It (a thing) was, or became, heaped up, one part upon another, and folded. (TA.)


عُكْنَةٌ

عُكْنَةٌ A crease, or wrinkle, in the belly, originating from fatness: pl. عُكَنٌ (Ṣ, Mgh, Mṣb, Ḳ) and (Ṣ, Mṣb) sometimes they said (Mṣb) أَعْكَانٌ [which is a pl. of pauc.]. (Ṣ, Mṣb, TA.)

Root: عكن - Entry: عُكْنَةٌ Signification: A2

عُكَنُ الدِّرْعِ means The folds of the coat of mail: so in a verse cited voce أَخْنَسُ: one says دِرْعٌ ذَاتُ عُكَنٍ [A coat of mail having folds] when it is wide, folding upon the wearer by reason of its width. (TA.)


عَكْنَآءُ

عَكْنَآءُ A girl, or young woman, having creases, or wrinkles, in her belly, originating from fatness; as alsoمُعَكَّنَةٌ↓. (Ḳ.)

Root: عكن - Entry: عَكْنَآءُ Signification: A2

And A she-camel thick in the teats (Ḳ, TA) and in the flesh of the udder; and in like manner a ewe or goat. (TA.)


عَكَنَانٌ

نَعَمٌ عَكَنَانٌ, and sometimes pronounced عَكْنَانٌ [app. by poetic license], (Ṣ,) or إِبِلٌ عَكْنَانٌ and عَكَنَانٌ, (Ḳ,) Numerous camels: (Ṣ, Ḳ:) or numerous great camels. (TA.)


عِكَانٌ

عِكَانٌ The neck: (Ḳ:) app. a dial. var. of عِجَانٌ, of the dial. of El-Yemen. (TA.)


مُعَكَّنَةٌ

مُعَكَّنَةٌ: see عَكْنَآءُ.


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