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taẓmīn[inf. n. ii of ضمن 'to be responsible,' etc.], s.f. Taking (one) as a surety or guarantee; giving security; giving satisfaction (for an injury); entrusting (a thing, etc.) with another; lending on interest; causing (a thing) to be comprehended or contained (in another); comprehending or including (one thing in another); putting or depositing (a thing) in (a receptacle); inserting or introducing a verse or two (of another poet) into one's own poem (to complete, or to corroborate, the meaning intended,—notifying it, however, as borrowed):—taẓmīn karnā, v.t. To insert a verse or two (of another poet) in one's own poem, etc.
Origin: Arabic