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2 وَطَّنَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى الأَمْرِ ذ He disposed and subjected his mind, or himself, to do the thing; syn. مَهَّدَهَا لِفِعْلِهِ وَذَلَّلَهَا (Msb.) ― -b2- وظّن نفسه على الشَّىْءِ, and لَهُ, He induced, or persuaded, himself to do the thing; syn. حَمَلَهَا عَلَيْهِ. (ISd, in TA.) See also 5 and 10. 4 أَوْطَنَ see 10. 5 تَوَطَّنَتْ نَفْسُهُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ ذ , and لَهُ, He undertook the thing, and submitted to it; syn. تَحَمَّلَتْ وَذَلَّتْ لَهُ (ISd, in TA) [see also 2 and 10] his mind, or he, became disposed and subjected to do the thing; syn. تَمَهَّدَتْ. (K [in the CK, for تَوَطُّنَهَا تَمَهُّدَهَا, is put تَوَطَّنَهَا تَمَهَّدَهَا].) 10 اِسْتَوْطَنَ ذ He took for himself as a home, or settled place of abode, (S, Msb, K,) a country; (S, Msb;) as also ↓ أَوْطَنَ (S, Msb, K) and ↓ وَطَّنَ (S, K) or ↓ تَوَطَّنَ . (Msb.) وَطَنٌ ذ The place of abode or residence (S, Mgh, K) of a man: (S, Mgh:) a man's settled place of abode; his place of constant residence; his dwelling; his home. (Msb)

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