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5 تحيّن حان تحين تحينن وحى , said of spunger (وَارِش), He watched for the time of eating, in order that he might enter. (S.) And تحيّن الطَّعَامَ [He watched for the time of the food]. (K voce حَضِرٌ.) And تَحَيَّنْتُ رُؤْيَةَ فُلَانٍ I watched for the time of seeing such a one. (TA.) And تحيّن وَقْتَ الصَّلَاةِ He sought [to know] the time of prayer. (TA.) [And accord. to Freytag's Lex., ↓ استحان has a similar meaning; i. e. He waited for the just time of a thing; delayed a thing till the fit time.] ― -b2- تحيّن النَّاقَةَ: see 2. -A2- See also 1. -A3- As meaning اِسْتَغْنَى, it is a vulgar word. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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