عثن

عُثْنُونٌ ذ Small long hairs under the part beneath the lower jaw of the camel: (S, K:) [pl. عَثَانِينُ:] one says بَعِيرٌ ذُو عَثَانِينَ [ a camel having such small long hairs ], like as they said, for the مَفْرِق of the head, مَفَارِقُ. (S.) And The beard: or the portion thereof that extends beyond the two sides of the cheeks: or the portion that grows upon the chin and beneath it, downwards: or length of the beard: (K:) or the portion of the beard that depends form the chin: (Ham p. 820:) and عُثْنُونُ اللِّحْيَةِ signifies the extremity of the beard. (TA.) And Certain small hairs at the part in which the he-goat is slaughtered. (TA.) And The رَعْثَة [or wattle ] of the cock. (S and K in art. رعث, q. v.) ― -b2- Also The first of wind and of rain; (S, K;) so says [the Imám] Aboo- Haneefeh: (TA:) or rain generally: or rain while it is between the heaven and the earth: pl. عَثَانِينُ: (K:) AZ says that العَثَانِينُ signifies the rain that is between the clouds and the earth; like السَّبَلُ: sing. عُثْنُونٌ: (S, TA:) and عُثْنُونُ السَّحَابِ signifies the clouds that have fallen upon the earth: and عَثَانِينُ السَّحَابِ the pendent skirts of the clouds: and عُثْنُونُ الرِّيحِ the trail of the wind when it comes drawing along the dust: pl. as above. (TA.) And The first of anything. (Ham p. 820.)