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فن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

شَجَرَةٌ فَنَّاآءُ ذ and فَنْوَاآءُ, which latter is anomalous, A tree having branches; (S;) the latter thus expl. by AA; but by rule it should be فَنَّاآءُ: (A'Obeyd, T:) or the latter, which is anomalous, signifies having long branches: (M:) or both signify having many branches. (K.) ― -b2- And [hence] اِمْرَأَةٌ فَنْوَاآءُ (assumed tropical:) A woman having much hair: but in this case, as in the former, the epithet, by rule, should be فَنَّاآءُ. (M.) [See also فَيْنَانٌ.]

Derived headwords

شَجَرَةٌ فَنَّاآءُ
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اِمْرَأَةٌ فَنْوَاآءُ