Meaning — English

1. to trace one's origin to
2. to narrate (a ḥadīth) using the preposition عَنْ (ʕan, “on the authority of”)
3. to pronounce the ء (ʔ) like ع (ʕ), in such manner as to pronounce عَنْ (ʕan) instead of أَنْ (ʔan), which is said to have been characteristic of the Tamīm (تَمِيم) tribe