faAnK * part. n. of faniYa [i. e. signifying Passing away and coming to an end; &c.]. (T.) ― -b2- And (tropical:) An old man extremely aged, or old and infirm; (M, * Msb, K, * TA;) so called because of his nearness to passing away, or perishing: (Msb:) or an old man whose faculties have entirely failed. (Mgh.) And faAniyapN occurs in a trad., applied to a she-camel, or to camels, as meaning (assumed tropical:) Advanced in age. (TA.) ― -b3- [ faAnK fiY A@ll~`hi , in the language of the mystics, means (assumed tropical:) Lost in contemplation of God, and insensible to all else. ]
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فَان
faan
faAnK * part. n. of faniYa [i. e. signifying Passing away and coming to an end; &c.]. (T.) ― -b2- And (tropical:) An old man extremely aged, or old and infirm; (M, * Msb, K, * TA;) so called because of his nearness to passing away, or perishing: (Msb:) or an old man whose faculties have entirely fai
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