حن

حَانٌّ حان Yearning, longing, or desiring: (S:) or being affected with an intense emotion of grief or of joy. (K.) ― -b2- [Hence, the fem.] حَانَّةٌ signifies A she-camel; [because of her yearning towards her young one;] (S, K;) as also ↓ مُسْتَحَنٌّ, (as in some copies of the S,) or ↓ مُسْتَحِنٌّ, (as in other copies of the S and in the K,) [both of which may be correct, as استحنّ is both trans. and intrans.:] or مُسْتَحَنٌّ signifies one who is affected with intense emotion by longing for his home (الَّذِى ا@سْتَحَنَّهُ الشَّوْقُ اـِلَى وَطَنِهِ). (IB, TA.) One says, مَالَهُ حَانَّةٌ وَلَا اآنَّةٌ He has not a she-camel nor a sheep, or goat. (S, TA.) [See also اآنٌّ.] AZ mentions the saying, مَالَهُ حَانَّةٌ وَلَا جَارَّةٌ, as meaning He has not camels that yearn [towards their young ones] (تَحِنُّ) nor such as carry goods, or furniture and utensils, and wheat, or food. (TA.)