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Form 1عَىَّ بِأَمْرِهِ4 senses · 1 main
maṣdarعِىٌّ

Core sense — he found no way to perform his affair; he faltered in speech; he was ignorantgenerated

1.1figurative · مجازhe found no way of acting by which to carry out his affair; or he lacked the power to do it thoroughly—بِالأَمْرِ

Also عَن الأَمْرِ and الأَمْرَ, and عَيِىَ [which is the original form], but عَىَّ is more common, and أَعْيَا بِهِ is not allowable.

First person عَيِيتُ; plural عَيُوا, like حَيُوا [from حَىَّ and حَيِىَ]; also عَيُّوا, which a poet uses. Muḍāriʿ يَعْيَا, and also تعيّا and تعايا and استعيا.

Hence one says شِفَآءُ العِىِّالسُّؤَالُ [The remedy of inability is the asking for information]. Mentioned in art. شفى.

1.1.1he found no right way of putting forward his argument, plea, or evidence—عَيَّ عَنْ حُجَّتِهِ
he found no right way of putting forward his argument, plea, or evidence—عَيِىَ

on this sense Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above.

1.1.2he found no right way of expressing his ideas—عَىَّ فِى مَنْطِقِهِ
he found no right way of expressing his ideas—عَيِىَ

Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above.

Or the same as حَصِرَ, or nearly so: عَيِىَ [or عَىَّ] means he became unable to express his mind, to say what he wanted, to find words for what he wanted to say; he faltered in speech.

This is like حَصِرَ, except that the latter denotes what comes from shame and confusion of mind, or some other passing cause. (In art. حصر, from the commentary on the Mufaṣṣal of Z.)

العِىُّ is the opposite of البَيَانُ. Er-Rāghib: it is an inability that comes upon one who has taken an affair or a speech upon himself.

One says جَآءَ بِالعِىِّ وَالشِّىِّ [apparently meaning He showed much inability to express himself], in art. شوى, the second noun being used as an imitative sequent to the first, for emphasis.

1.1.3I was ignorant of it—عَيِيتُهُ

Originally meaning: I was unable to give information about it when asked, because I did not know it.

no one will be ignorant of it—لَا يَعْيَاهُ أَحَدٌ
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
46:33
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَمْ يَعْىَ بِخَلْقِهِنَّ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْـِۧىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۚ بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

See they not that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, and never wearied with their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yea, verily He has power over all things.

50:15
أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ

Were We then weary with the first Creation, that they should be in confused doubt about a new Creation?

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S,) or بِالأَمْرِ , (MA, Msb, K,) and عَن الأَمْرِ , (MA,) and الأَمْرَ also, (MA, and Ham p. 717,) and عَيِىَ , (S, Msb, K,) [which is the original form,] but عَىَّ is more common, (S, TA,) and أَعْيَا بِهِ is not allowable, (TA,) first pers. عَيِيتُ , (S,) pl. عَيُوا , (S, TA,) like حَيُوا [from حَىَّ and حَيِىَ ], (S,) and عَيُّوا also, which is used by a poet, (S, TA,) aor. يَعْيَا , (Msb, TA), inf. n. عِىٌّ ; (Msb, TA;) as also تعيّا , and تعايا , and استعيا ; (K;) He found not the right way, or manner, (S, Msb, K, TA,) that he desired, (K, TA,) or the way, or manner, of his acting [i. e. in which he should act], (TA,) to perform, or accomplish, his, or the, affair: (S, Msb, K, TA:) or he lacked power, strength, or ability, for it; (MA, Mgh, * K, TA;) and was unable to perform it, or execute it, thoroughly. (K, TA.) [Hence,] one says, شِفَآءُ العِىِّالسُّؤَالُ [The remedy of inability is the asking information]. (TA in art. شفى .) And in like manner one says, عَيَّ عَنْ حُجَّتِهِ , (Msb, TA,) and عَيِىَ , aor. and inf. n. as above, i. e. He found not the right way, or manner, of adducing his argument, plea, or evidence. (Msb, TA. *) And عَىَّ فِى مَنْطِقِهِ , (S, Msb,) and عَيِىَ , (S, Msb, K,) aor. as above, (Msb,) and so the inf. n., (Msb, K,) He found not the right way, or manner, in his expressing of his ideas: (Msb:) or i. q. حَصِرَ ; (K;) or [nearly so, i. e.] عَيِىَ [or عَىَّ ] signifies he was, or became, unable to express his mind, to say what he would, to find words to express what he would say; he faltered in speech; like حَصِرَ , except that the latter denotes what is by reason of shame and confusion of mind, or some [other] accidental cause: (TA in art. حصر , from the Expos. of the “ Mufassal ” of Z:) العِىُّ is the contr. of البَيَانُ [q. v.]: (S, TA:) or, accord. to Er-Rághib, it is an inability that ensues to one who has taken upon himself an affair or a speech. (TA.) One says, جَآءَ بِالعِىِّ وَالشِّىِّ [app. meaning He exhibited much impotence of expression]; (S and K and TA in art. شوى ;) using the latter noun as an imitative sequent to the former [for the purpose of corroboration]. (TA in that art.) And عَيِيتُهُ I was ignorant of it: (K, TA:) originally meaning I was unable to give information respecting it when asked, by reason of ignorance of it. (TA.) One says, لَا يَعْيَاهُ أَحَدٌ No one will be ignorant of it. (TA.)
Form 2عَىَّىَ1 sense

Core sense — he made his speech obscure or puzzlinggenerated

2.1

See the following entry.

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see the next paragraph.
Form 3 · maṣdarمُعَايَاةٌ1 sense
maṣdarمُعَايَاةٌ

Core sense — saying or doing something whose meaning cannot be made out; obscure speechgenerated

3.1saying, or doing, a thing whose right direction cannot be found—عَايَا
uttering speech whose sense cannot be made out; making one's speech obscure—تَعْيِيَةٌ

This is the maṣdar of the verb of form 3.

Maṣdar of عَيَّا; synonymous with إِلْغَازٌ. Or: doing a deed the manner of which cannot be found out.

avoid the questions of obscure diction, for they are hard to bear—إِيّاكَ وَمَسَائِلَ المُعَايَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا صَعْبَةُ المُعَانَاةِ
he addressed obscure, puzzling speech to him—عَايَاهُ

Like حَاجَاهُ and لَاغَزَهُ. [See also أُعْيِيَّةٌ.]

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[inf. n. of عَايَا ] signifies The saying, or doing, a thing to [the understanding of] which the right direction is not to be found: (S:) or, as also تَعْيِيَةٌ [inf. n. of عَيَّا ], the uttering speech to [the understanding of] which the right direction is not to be found; (K, TA;) making one's speech enigmatical, or obscure; syn. إِلْغَازٌ : or doing a deed to [the understanding of] the way, or manner, of which the right direction is not to be found. (TA.) One says, إِيّاكَ وَمَسَائِلَ المُعَايَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا صَعْبَةُ المُعَانَاةِ [Avoid thou the questions of enigmatical, or obscure, diction; for they are difficult to be endured]: and عَايَاهُ , [He addressed to him enigmatical, or obscure, speech, (like حَاجَاهُ , and لَاغَزَهُ ,)] inf. n. مُعَايَاةٌ . (TA. [See also أُعْيِيَّةٌ .])
Form 4أَعْيَا6 senses · 3 main

Core sense — he became fatigued, or tired; it disabled him; it was difficult for himgenerated

4.1he became unable to have sexual intercourse—اعيا عَنِ الجِمَاعِ

He was, or became, disabled, or incapacitated.

Synonymous with عَرِسَ. Mentioned in art. عرس.

4.1.1his camel became jaded and lagged behind with him—أَذَمَّ
his camel became jaded and lagged behind with him—اعيا بِهِ بَعِيرُهُ

He was, or became, fatigued, tired, or wearied in walking, or going; said of a man [and of a beast].

Muḍāriʿ يُعْيِى. Some assimilate [one ى into the other, moving the kesreh of the first ى to the ع], as is done in a verse of El-Ḥoṭeiʾah.

4.2it left him without power or ability; it disabled him—اعياهُ
it is as though it disabled the physicians, or baffled their skill—كَأَنَّهُ أَعْيَا الأَطِبَّآءَ

Said of an affair; and [apparently in the same way] of God. It is also said of a disease, meaning it disabled him from curing it.

Said of a difficult disease for which there is no cure.

And a poet says, namely ʿAmr Ibn-Ḥassān: [And abundance of wealth baffled my attempts to get it long ago; but I have not been poor since I was a boy]

shāhid
فَإِنَّ الكُثْرَ أَعْيَانِى قَدِيمًاوَلَمْ أُقْتِرْ لَدُنْ أَنِّى غُلَامُ

He means: I have been in a middling condition, not very poor, and not able to collect much wealth. But some relate the verse with أَعْنَانِى instead, that is, “rendered me humble, lowly, or submissive.”

4.2.1

Also: he, or it, or going or journeying, fatigued, tired, or wearied him; said of a man, or a camel.

4.2.2it became difficult, or hard, for him—اعيا عَلَيْهِ
it became difficult, or hard, for him—تعيّا
it became difficult, or hard, for him—تعايا
it became difficult, or hard, for him—استعيا

on this sense Said of an affair, or a thing. All four mean the same: it was such that he found no way to perform or accomplish it; or it was veiled, or hidden.

4.3how unable he is to find the right way of acting!—مَا أَعْيَاهُ

In art. شوى; see form 4 in that article.

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[He was, or became, disabled, or incapacitated]: you say, اعيا عَنِ الجِمَاعِ he was, or became, disabled, or incapacitated, from copulation; syn. عَرِسَ . (IKtt, TA in art. عرس .) He was, or became, fatigued, tired, or wearied, (Mgh, Msb, K, TA,) in walking, or going, (S, Msb, K, TA,) said of a man (S) [and of a beast]. You say, أَذَمَّ and اعيا بِهِ بَعِيرُهُ , both meaning the same [i. e. His camel became jaded, and lagged behind with him], aor. يُعْيِى , and some incorporate [one ى into the other, transferring the kesreh of the former ى to the ع ], as is done in a verse of El-Hotei-ah. (TA.) اعياهُ It made him to be without power, or strength, or ability; disabled, or incapacitated, him; (S, * MA, TA;) said of an affair; (S, MA;) and [app. in like manner] of God. (S.) It is also said of a disease, meaning It disabled him, or incapacitated him, from curing it: (K, * TA:) [or] one says of a difficult disease, for which there is no cure, كَأَنَّهُ أَعْيَا الأَطِبَّآءَ [It is as though it disabled, or incapacitated, the physicians; or frustrated their skill; or baffled them]. (S, TA.) And a poet says, (namely, 'Amr Ibn-Hassán, TA) 1 [And, or for, abundance of wealth baffled my attempts to obtain it of old; but I have not been poor from the time of my being a boy]: (S, TA:) he means, I have been in a middling condition; not very poor, nor able to collect much wealth: but some relate the verse otherwise, saying أَعْنَانِى i. e. “ rendered me humble, lowly, or submissive. ” فَإِنَّ الكُثْرَ أَعْيَانِى قَدِيمًا | وَلَمْ أُقْتِرْ لَدُنْ أَنِّى غُلَامُ Also He, (TA,) or it, (Msb,) or going or journeying, (MA, K,) fatigued, tired, or wearied, him; (MA, Msb, K, TA;) namely, a man, (Msb,) or a camel. (K.) And you say, of an affair, (S, TA,) or a thing, (MA,) اعيا عَلَيْهِ , (S, MA, TA,) and تعيّا , and تعايا , (S, TA,) all meaning the same, (S, TA, PS,) as also استعيا , (TA,) i. e. It was, or became, difficult, or arduous, to him; (MA, TA;) or [impracticable, i. e.] such that he found not the right way, or manner, to perform it, or accomplish it; (TA;) or veiled, or hidden. (MA.) مَا أَعْيَاهُ [How wanting is he in ability to find the right way, or manner, of acting! or how impotent is he! &c.]. (S and K in art. شوى : see 4 in that art.)
Form 5تعيّا2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he found no way to perform it; he was unablegenerated

5.1

See form 1, first sentence.

5.1.1

تعيّا عَلَيْهِ: see form 4, second sentence from the end.

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: see 1, first sentence. تعيّا عَلَيْهِ : see 4, last sentence but one.
Form 6تعايا2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he found no way to perform it; he was unablegenerated

6.1

See form 1, first sentence.

6.1.1

تعايا عَلَيْهِ: see form 4, second sentence from the end.

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: see 1, first sentence. تعايا عَلَيْهِ : see 4, last sentence but one.
Form 10استعيا2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he found no way to perform it; he was unablegenerated

10.1

See form 1, first sentence.

10.1.1

استعيا عَلَيْهِ: see form 4, second sentence from the end.

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: see 1, first sentence. استعيا عَلَيْهِ : see 4, last sentence but one.

Derived nouns 8

Nounعَىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — unable to find the right way; unable to express his meaninggenerated

1unable to find the right way in an affair, in an argument, or in expressing his ideas—عَيِىٌّ

This and the headword, of which the headword is the more common, are adjectives naming the agent of the verb in the phrases عَىٌّ بِالأَمْرِ and عَىَّ عَنْ حُجَّتِهِ and عَىَّ فِى مَنْطِقِهِ, as those phrases are explained in the first sense of this article.

unable, with regard to an affair and to expressing one's ideas—عَيَّانُ
unable, with regard to an affair and to expressing one's ideas—عَيَايَآءُ

The plural [of عَىٌّ] is أَعْيَآءٌ, and [of عَيِىٌّ] أَعْيِيَآءُ.

Sb says: Yoo has told us of this; and he says, we have also heard some of the Arabs say أَعْيِيَآءُ and أَعْيِيَةٌ.

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and عَيِىٌّ , (S, Msb, K, TA,) the former of which is the more common, (TA,) are epithets denoting the agent of the verb in the phrases عَىٌّ بِالأَمْرِ (Msb, K) and عَىَّ عَنْ حُجَّتِهِ (Msb) and عَىَّ فِى مَنْطِقِهِ : [i. e. they signify Unable to find the right way, or manner, &c., in relation to an affair, and an argument or the like, and in the expression of his ideas; agreeably with the explanations of these phrases in the first paragraph of this art.:] and عَيَّانُ (K) and عَيَايَآءُ (S, K) signify the same, (S, K,) in relation to an affair and to the expression of one's ideas: (S:) the pl. [of عَىٌّ ] is أَعْيَآءٌ and [of عَيِىٌّ ] أَعْيِيَآءُ ; (S, K;) Sb says, Yoo has informed us of this; and he says, we have also heard some of the Arabs say أَعْيِيَآءُ [as above] and أَعْيِيَةٌ . (S.)
Nounعَيَآءٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — an incurable disease, one for which there is no curegenerated

1the disease for which there is no cure is stupidity—الدَّآءُ العَيَآءُ الحُمْقُ

An incurable disease; a difficult disease for which there is no cure, as though it disabled, or baffled, the physicians.

1.1

See also عَيَايَآءُ.

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An incurable disease; (K;) a difficult disease, for which there is no cure; as though it disabled, or baffled, ( أَعْيَا ,) the physicians. (S.) [Hence,] one says, الدَّآءُ العَيَآءُ الحُمْقُ [The disease for which there is no cure is stupidity]. (TA.) See also عَيَايَآءُ .
Nounعَيِىٌّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — unable to express his meaning; a stallion camel that will not cover unaidedgenerated

1

See عَىٌّ.

1.1

Also: a stallion camel that will not cover the female unless he is guided into her. Mentioned in art. عود. [See also the entry two below.]

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: see عَىٌّ . Also A stallion-camel that will not cover unles his yard be directed into the vulva. (TA in art. عود .) [See also the next paragraph but one.]
Nounعَيَّانُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — unable to find the right way; unable to express his meaninggenerated

1

See عَىٌّ.

1.1

And see also مُعْىٍ.

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: see عَىٌّ : and see also مُعْىٍ .
Nounعَيَايَآءُ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a stallion camel that does not cover well; a coarse, impotent mangenerated

1

See عَىٌّ.

1.1a stallion camel that finds no way to cover, or that has never covered or impregnated—عَيَآءٌ

The headword and this word are alike in this. Or: that does not cover well. [See also عَيِىٌّ.]

Applied in the same way to a man.

Az: both signify the coarse, or rude, or else the heavy, dull, or stupid and impotent man, who has no need of women.

Plural أَعْيَآءٌ, formed by treating the augmentative letters as dropped, if it is a plural of عَيَايَآءُ, but not if it is a plural of عَيَآءٌ, which is how it appears from what is said in the M.

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: see عَىٌّ . Also, (S, K,) and عَيَآءٌ , (K,) A camel, (S,) a stallion [camel], (K,) that finds not the right way, or manner, to cover (S, K:) or that has never covered, (K, TA,) or impregnated: or that does not cover well: (TA:) [see also عَيِىٌّ :] and in like manner applied to a man: (K:) or, accord. to Az, both signify the coarse, or rude, or the heavy, dull, or stupid, and impotent, who has no need of women: (TA voce عَبًا , in art. عبى :) pl. أَعْيَآءٌ , formed by considering the augmentative letters as rejected, (K, TA.) if pl. of عَيَايَآءُ ; but not if pl. of عَيَآءٌ , as it appears to be from what is said in the M. (TA.)
Nounأَعْيَا مِنْ بَاقِلٍ1 sense

Core sense — more unable to express what he would say than Bākilgenerated

1

A proverb [meaning More unable to express what he would say than Bākil]. See Freytag's Arabic Proverbs, volume 2, page 146.

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is a prov. [meaning More unable to express what he would say than Bákil], (S. TA. [See Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 146.])
Nounأُعْيِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a puzzling, obscure saying addressed to a companiongenerated

1a saying with which you address your companion obscurely; an obscure, puzzling speech—مَا عَايَيْتَ بِهِ صَاحِبَكَ

[Originally أُعْيُويَةٌ], like أُحْجِيَّةٌ [and أُحْجُوَّةٌ and أُلْغُوزَةٌ].

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, (K, TA,) [originally أُعْيُويَةٌ ,] like أُحْجِيَّةٌ (TA) [and أُحْجُوَّةٌ , and أُلْغُوزَةٌ ], means مَا عَايَيْتَ بِهِ صَاحِبَكَ [A saying with which thou addressest thy companion enigmatically, or obscurely; i.e. an enigmatical, or obscure, speech]. (K, * TA.)
Nounمُعْىٍ1 sense

Core sense — fatigued, tired, or wearied in going or journeyinggenerated

1fatigued, tired, or wearied in going, or journeying—مَعَايَا

Applied to a man, and to a camel; one should not say عَيَّانُ.

fatigued, tired, or wearied in going, or journeying—مَعَاىٍ

[The second appears wrongly in the CK as مَعَاىٌ.] Both are plurals of مُعْىٍ, applied to camels, as is also [the feminine] مُعْيِيَةٌ.

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, (S, Msb,) for which one should not say عَيَّانُ , applied to a man, (S,) and to a camel. (TA,) and مَعَايَا and مَعَاىٍ , (K, TA, [the latter, erroneously, in the CK, مَعَاىٌ ,]) both being pls. of مُعْىٍ , (TA,) applied to camels, as also [the fem.] مُعْيِيَةٌ , (K, TA,) Fatigued. tired, or wearied, in going, or journeying. (S, Msb, K, TA.)