Nounالأَنَامُ1 sense
Core sense — mankind; the jinn and mankind; all created beings on the earthgenerated
1mankind, the jinn, and others—الخَلْقُ
Also الآنَامُ and الأَنِيمُ, the last of these allowable in poetry, with the same meaning; the general meaning of الخَلْقُ is mankind.
Or the jinn and mankind; or all on the face of the earth of what are termed الخَلْق [created beings]; or all that is on the face of the earth; or everything having a رُوح [soul, or spirit].
Or every one who is subject to sleep, as though the word were derived from النَّوْمُ.
الانام is not mentioned by J, though it occurs in the Qur'ān.
Lane cites “Jel in lv. 9” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
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(T, M, Msb, K) and الآنَامُ (K) and الأَنِيمُ , (M, K,) the last allowable in poetry, (M,) i. q. الخَلْقُ ; (M, K, and Bd and Jel in lv. 9;) i. e. [Mankind; for such is the general meaning of الخَلْقُ , or] mankind and the jinn (or genii) and others: (Jel ubi suprà:) or the jinn and mankind: (T, Msb, K:) or what are on the face of the earth of all that are termed الخَلْق [or created beings]: (Lth, T, Msb:) or all that is on the face of the earth: (K:) or everything having a رُوح [i. e. soul, or spirit]: (Bd ubi suprà:) or every one who is subject to sleep. (TA [as though it were derived from النَّوْمُ .]) الانام is not mentioned by J, though occurring in the Kur-án. (TA.)