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حنا

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of bending, curving, or inclining. It extends to describe the bends and curves of valleys, and by extension, places where one might lie in wait or ambush.

Derived headwords

حَنَىverb
  1. 1.
    to bend, curveboth

    To cause something to become bent or curved, or to naturally take on a bent or curved shape.

  2. 2.
    to embrace, cherishclassical

    To hold someone or something close, often with affection or tenderness.

مَحْنِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bend, curve (of a valley)both

    A place where a valley bends or curves.

  2. 2.
    place of ambushclassical

    A location within a valley's bend where one can lie in wait or ambush.

فإذا قبور بمحنية — and behold, graves in a place where the valley bends.
ماء المحنية — the water of the bend (implying it is purer and colder).
مُنْحَنَىnoun
  1. 1.
    bend, curveboth

    The act or place of bending or curving; a curve or a bent section.

وهو منحناه أيضاً — and it is also its bend.
أَحْناءnoun
  1. 1.
    folds, bends, curvesboth

    The plural of 'hinn', referring to the folds, bends, or curves of something, particularly a valley.

  2. 2.
    sides, environsclassical

    The sides or surrounding areas of a place, often implying hidden or concealed parts.

في أحناء الوادي — in the bends of the valley.
ملائمة لأحنائها — conforming to its bends/sides.
حَنَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    bend, curveclassical

    A bend or curve, often used in reference to geographical features like valleys.

حِنْوnoun
  1. 1.
    bend, curveclassical

    A bend or curve, especially of a valley or river.

وهو جمع حنو — and it is the plural of hinnu.

Parallel reading

كانوا معه فأشرفوا على حرة واقم فإذا قبور بمحنية
They were with him, and they looked down upon Harrah Waqim, and behold, there were graves in a bend of the valley.
أي بحيث ينعطف الوادي، وهو منحناه أيضا
Meaning, where the valley turns, and it is also its bend.
ومحاني الوادي: معاطفه
And the bends of the valley are its curves.
شجت بذي شبم من ماء محنية
It was stirred by a cool stream from the water of a bend.
صاف بأبطح أضحى، وهو مشمول خص ماء المحنية لأنه يكون أصفى وأبرد
Clear in the plain it became, and it is encompassed; the water of the bend is preferred because it is clearer and colder.
أن العدو يوم حنين كمنوا في أحناء الوادي
That the enemy on the day of Hunayn lay in wait in the bends of the valley.
هي جمع حنو وهو منعطفه مثل محانيه
It is the plural of hinnu, which is its bend, like its mahani.
ملائمة لأحنائها
Conforming to its bends/sides.