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Root م ت ع m-t-ʿ

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م ت عm-t-ʿ

(ف) مَتَعَ يَمْتَعُ مُتُوْعًاmataʿa yamtaʿu mutūʿan: to grow, to become long, to rise high. (This verb is not used in the Quran.)

مَتَاعٌmatāʿ pl. اَمْتِعَةٌamtiʿah (noun, ism dhāt): anything that is enjoyed for a while, goods, provisions; also a temporary benefit. ﴿وَلَكُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَّمَتَاعٌ اِلٰى حِيْنٍ﴾ (Al-Baqarah 2:36); ﴿وَدَّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَوْ تَغْفُلُوْنَ عَنْ اَسْلِحَتِكُمْ وَاَمْتِعَتِكُمْ﴾ (An-Nisāʾ 4:102)

Form II (tafʿīl) مَتَّعَ يُمَتِّعُ تَمْتِيْعًاmattaʿa yumattiʿu tamtīʿan: (1) to let someone enjoy for a while (2) to give something of benefit, to make provision. ﴿وَمَتَّعْنٰهُمْ اِلٰى حِيْنٍ﴾ (Yūnus 10:98); ﴿وَمَتِّعُوْهُنَّ﴾ (Al-Baqarah 2:236)

Form V (tafaʿʿul) تَمَتَّعَ يَتَمَتَّعُ تَمَتُّعًاtamattaʿa yatamattaʿu tamattuʿan: to seek enjoyment actively, to take one's pleasure. ﴿قُلْ تَمَتَّعُوْا فَاِنَّ مَصِيْرَكُمْ اِلَي النَّارِ﴾ (Ibrāhīm 14:30)

Form X (istifʿāl) اِسْتَمْتَعَ يَسْتَمْتِعُ اِسْتِمْتَاعًاistamtaʿa yastamtiʿu istimtāʿan: to enjoy, to benefit. ﴿فَمَا اسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِهِۦ مِنْهُنَّ﴾ (An-Nisāʾ 4:24)

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