فنك

الفَنِيكُ ذ The مَجْمَع [or part in which is the symphysis ] of the لَحْيَانِ [or two lateral portions of the lower jaw ], (Lth, O, K, TA,) in the middle of the chin, (Lth, O, TA,) of a man; (Lth, O, K, TA;) this is when the word is used in the sing. form; (Lth, O; [see also الفَكُّ;]) and it is also called ↓ الاـِفْنِيكُ; (Lth, O;) [and in like manner Aboo-'Amr Esh-Sheybánee explained what is meant by the upper فَنِيك as is stated by IF and in the O:] or the extremity [ of each ] of the لَحْيَانِ, at the place of the عَنْفَقَة [or tuft of hair that is between the lower lip and the chin; ] (S, K;) also called ↓ الاـِفْنِيكُ; but Ks knew not this: (S:) or the فَنِيكَانِ are the two extremities of the عَنْفَقَة: (O:) or (K, TA, in the CK “ and ”) the sing. signifies a bone [ beneath the temple, ] to which the shaving of the head reaches (عَظْمٌ يَنْتَهِى اـِلَيْهِ حَلْقُ الرَّأْسِ): (K, TA:) and accord. to Lth, the dual signifies the two extremities of the [ lower ] jaw, of whatever has a jaw, that move in the act of chewing, below the temples: (O:) or, accord. to Sh, the two thin, rising bones, [app. the two coronoid processes of the jaw, ] lower than the ears, between the temple and the ball of the cheek. (TA.) The lower فَنِيك is [app. The symphysis of the pubes; being] said by Aboo-'Amr Esh-Sheybánee to be the part where the two hip-bones meet together: (IF, O:) [hence, perhaps, and therefore it may be erroneously,] the فنيك is said by AA to be the root, or base, of the tail: (TA:) and it signifies, as also ↓ الاـِفْنِيكُ, (IDrd, O, K,) the زِمِكَّى, (K,) or زِمِجَّى, [i. e. the place of growth, or the root, or the whole, of the tail, of a bird, or] of a young bird; as they assert; (IDrd, O;) but IDrd says, “ I will not pronounce it to be correct: ” (O:) and the dual signifies two bones cleaving together: when, in the female pigeon, they are broken, she does not retain her eggs [ sufficiently ], but excludes them prematurely. (Lth, O.) -A2- See also فَنَكٌ.