حصن

5 تحصّن أحصن حاص حصن تحصن تحصنن , said of the enemy, (S, TA,) [ He fortified himself: or] he entered the [or a ] حِصْن [or fortress ]: or protected himself by it: or took it, or made it, as a place of abode. (TA.) ― -b2- And hence, He guarded, or protected, himself in any way. (TA.) ― -b3- See also 1. ― -b4- Also He (a horse, TA) became a حِصَان, (K,) i. e. a stallion, or fit to cover: (TA voce رَاحَ:) or affected to be so: (Az, TA:) [and so ↓ حَصَّنَ or حُصِّنَ; for] a horse in this case is said to bear evidence of التَّحَصُّن and التَّحْصِين. (S, * K, TA.)