و • ن • ى

He entered upon a thing languidly; and عَنْهُ He passed from it: see عَنْ.

He was, or became, languid, remiss, weak, feeble, or faint, (T, S, M, MA, Msb, K, *) in actions, and affairs, (T,) in respect of an object of his want, (S,) or in an affair. (MA, Msb.) تَوَانَى فى الأَمْرِ He flagged, or was remiss, in the affair; (Msb;) i. q. قَصَّرَ. (S.)

A port: see an ex. in a verse cited voce شُحُون: it is masc.; its being a substitute for ى: or it is an ancient Egyptian word in origin.

A woman languid, or gentle, or grave in deportment, &c.: see أَنَاةٌ.