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8 إِِضْتَغَنَ see what next precedes. ― -b2- One says also, اضطغن عَلَى فُلَانٍ ضَغِينَةً He conceived, or concealed, [in his heart,] rancour, malevolence, malice, or spite, against such a one. (TA.) ― -b3- And اضطغنهُ He took it (i. e. a thing, and weapon, S) beneath his حِضْن [or the part between his armpit and flank, &c.]: (S, K:) and he carried him (i. e. a child) in that part, or in his bosom. (TA.) ― -b4- الاِضْطِغَانُ is also syn. with الاِشْتِمَالُ, which is The putting [a portion of] the garment beneath [and within] the right arm, [app. from behind,] and the other end beneath the left arm, and drawing it [i. e. the garment] together with the left hand. (TA. [But see اِشْتَمَلَ.])
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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