حنو ند حنى

مَحْنِيَةٌ محني محنيه محنية A bend, or place of bending, of a valley; (S, K;) below the acclivity; (TA;) as also ↓ مَحْنُوَةٌ and ↓ مَحْنَاةٌ: (K:) pl. مَحَانٍ; (S;) with which أَحْنَاآءٌ [pl. of ↓ حِنْوٌ] is syn: (TA:) and الوَادِى ↓ مُنْحَنَى [in like manner] signifies the [ bending ] part of the valley that is below the acclivity. (TA.) ― -b2- Also, [in one copy of the K written مَحْنِيَّةٌ,] A bending, or curving, tract of ground, (Sb, ISd, K,) whether of sand or of any other kind: (Sb, ISd:) Sb says that the ى is substituted for و, because it is from حَنَوْتُ; which shows that he did not know حَنَيْتُ. (ISd.) And مَحْنِيَةُ رَمْلٍ The part of a tract of sand over which winds [ a portion such as is termed ] a حِقْف. (TA.) ― -b3- Also A milking-vessel (عُلْبَة, q. v.,) made of the skins of camels [or rather of a piece of the skin of a camel ]: sand is put into a piece of the skin, which is then suspended, and dries, becoming like a bowl: (K:) it is more convenient (أَرْفَقُ) to the pastor than other kinds. (TA.)