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5 تَمَتَّعَ بِهِ ذ and ↓ اِسْتَمْتَعَ and ↓ اِمْتَتَعَ are syn., signifying اِنْتَفَعَ بِهِ زَمَانًا طَوِيلًا; (Ham, p. 165 ;) [He benefited, or profited by it; had the benefit, use, or enjoyment, of it; he enjoyed it; accord. to the above authority, for a long time; but this restriction is not always meant.] You say. اِسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِا@صْطِبَاحِ خَمْرٍ [I enjoyed the drinking a morning-draught of wine]: and بِالإِِصْغَآءِ إِِلَى أَغَانِى جَارِيَةٍ [the listening to the songs of a girl]. (Mo'allakát, p. 169.) ― -b2- تَمَتَّعَ He became provided with مَتَاع, or utensils and furniture for the house, or tent. (TA, voce تَبَتَّتَ, q. v.) ― -b3- تَمَتَّعَ i. q. عَاشَ. (Bd, Jel, xi. 68.) ― -b4- تَمَتَّعَ بِهِ generally signifies He enjoyed it: (MA:) so in many cases in the Kur, &c.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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