تَمَتَّعَ بِهِ
1.
and
اِسْتَمْتَعَ and
اِمْتَتَعَ are synonym, signifying اِنْتَفَعَ بِهِ زَمَانًا طَوِيلًا; (Ham, p. 165 ;) [He benefited, or profited by it; had the benefit, use, or enjoyment, of it; he enjoyed it; according to the above authority, for a long time; but this restriction is not always meant.] You say. اِسْتَمْتَعْتُ بِاصْطِبَاحِ خَمْرٍ [I enjoyed the drinking a morning-draught of wine]: and بِالإِصْغَاءِ إِلَى
أَغَانِى جَارِيَةٍ [the listening to the songs of a girl]. (Mo'allakát, p. 169.)
2.
تَمَتَّعَ
He became provided with
مَتَاع, or utensils and furniture for the house, or tent. (TA, voce تَبَتَّتَ, q. v.)
3.
تَمَتَّعَ i. q. عَاشَ. (Bd, Jel, xi. 68.)
4.
تَمَتَّعَ بِهِ generally signifies He enjoyed it: (MA:) so in many cases in the Qur'an, &c.