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جنء

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

أُجْنَأُ ذ , applied to a man, (S,) Having a bending forward of the upper part of the back over the breast: (Lth, K:) or humpbacked: (S:) or having a bent and humped back; but see what Lth says, voce جَنِىءَ: (TA:) or i. q. أَدْنَأُ and أَقْعَسُ, meaning a man having a bending in his breast towards his back: (AA, TA:) accord. to As, applied to him who has been straight in the back and has then been affected with what is termed جَنَأٌ: it is also applied to an ostrich: fem. جَنْاآءُ and جَنْوَاآءُ (TA.) ― -b2- Also جَنْاآءُ A ewe, or a she-goat, having her horns bending backwards; (Esh-Sheybánee, K;) and so جَنْوَاآءُ (TA in art. جنو.)

Derived headwords

أُجْنَأُ
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