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Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of bending, curving, or inclining. It extends to actions like twisting, stooping, and protecting, as well as referring to specific geographical locations and a historical figure.

Derived headwords

حَنَى يَدَهُ يَحْنِيهَا حَنْيًاverb
  1. 1.
    to bend his handboth

    To bend or curve one's hand, often implying an action of giving or protecting.

حَنْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    bendingboth

    The act of bending or curving.

حَنَى العُودَverb
  1. 1.
    to bend the branchboth

    To bend or curve a branch or stick.

حَنَى الظَّهْرَverb
  1. 1.
    to bend the backboth

    To bend or stoop one's back, often due to age or burden.

تَحْنِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bendingboth

    The act of bending or causing to bend.

حَنَى العُودَverb
  1. 1.
    to peel the branchclassical

    To peel the bark off a branch or stick.

الحَنِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place named Al-Hani, located in the region of Samaawah.

الحَنِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place named Al-Hani, located near Mecca.

الحَنِيّname
  1. 1.
    father of Jabirclassical

    The father of the poet Jabir.

الحَانِيname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place named Al-Hani, located in the region of Diyar Bakr.

الحَنَوِيّname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly derived from Al-Hani, used unconventionally.

Parallel reading

حنى يده يحنيها حناية
He bent his hand, bending it with a bending.
بالكسر: لواها
With kasra: he twisted it.
و العود والظهر: عطفهما
And the branch and the back: he bent them.
كحنى تحنية
Like he bent it with a bending.
و العود: قشره
And the branch: he peeled it.
والحني، بالكسر: ع بالسماوة
And Al-Hani, with kasra: a place in Samaawah.
وكسمي: ع قرب مكة
And with damma: a place near Mecca.
ووالد جابر الشاعر
And the father of Jabir the poet.
وحاني: د بديار بكر
And Hani: a place in Diyar Bakr.
منه عبد الصمد بن عبد الرحمن الحاني
From him is Abd al-Samad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Hani.
ويقال: الحنوي على غير قياس
And it is said: Al-Hanawi, unconventionally.