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هنغ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of muffling or concealing one's voice, particularly in the context of flirtation or seduction. It extends to describe a woman who is flirtatious, seductive, or even promiscuous.

Derived headwords

الهِنْغnoun
  1. 1.
    muffling of voiceclassical

    The act of muffling or concealing one's voice, applicable to both men and women, especially during the act of spinning wool.

هَانَغَهَاverb
  1. 1.
    muffled voiceclassical

    They (a man and a woman) muffled their voices.

هَانَغَتْverb
  1. 1.
    flirted withclassical

    The woman flirted with him.

الهَيْنِغadjective
  1. 1.
    flirtatious womanclassical

    A woman who is flirtatious with her husband.

  2. 2.
    flirtatious, laughing womanclassical

    A woman who is flirtatious and prone to laughter.

  3. 3.
    promiscuous womanclassical

    A woman who reveals her secrets to everyone, implying promiscuity.

هَنَغَتْverb
  1. 1.
    committed adulteryclassical

    She committed adultery or fornication.

Parallel reading

إخفاء الصوت من الرجل والمرأة عند الغزل.
The muffling of the voice of a man and a woman during spinning.
وهانغها: أخفى كل واحد منهما صوته.
And 'hanagha': each of them muffled his voice.
وهانغت المرأة: غازلتها؛
And the woman 'hanaghat': she flirted with him;
قولا كتحديث الهلوك الهينغ
Speak like the talk of the flirtatious, laughing woman.
خاضنت المرأة إذا غازلتها، وكذلك هانغتها.
The woman 'khadnat' when you flirt with her, and likewise 'hangat' her.
والهينغ أيضا: المرأة المغازلة لزوجها،
And 'al-haynig' also: the woman who is flirtatious with her husband,
وقيل: المرأة المغازلة الضحوك.
And it was said: the flirtatious, laughing woman.
والهينغ: التي تظهر سرها إلى كل أحد.
And 'al-haynig': she who reveals her secrets to everyone.
امرأة هينغ فاجرة،
A 'haynig' woman, a fornicatress,
وهنغت إذا فجرت.
And she 'hanagat' if she committed fornication.