هنع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a curvature or bending, particularly in the neck of an animal, leading to a shortened or lowered appearance. It also extends to describe a physical feature of a star constellation and a short hill.

Derived headwords

الهِنْعَةnoun

1.
Mark/blemishclassical
A mark or blemish located in the hollow of the neck.
2.
Constellation partclassical
The left shoulder of Gemini, which consists of five stars aligned in a row that the moon passes.

مهنوعadjective

1.
Bent neckclassical
Describing a camel with a bent or curved neck.

هنعverb

1.
To be bentclassical
To have a bent or curved neck.

هنعاnoun

1.
Curvature of neckclassical
A downward bend or curvature in the neck of a camel, characterized by its hump being lowered and its head raised, making its shoulder prominent.

أهنعadjective

1.
Bent neck (male)classical
Describing a male bird (like an ostrich) with a bent or twisted neck.

هنعاءadjective

1.
Bent neck (female)classical
Describing a female bird (like an ostrich) with a bent or twisted neck, causing it to be shorter.
2.
Short/lowclassical
Describing a hill that is short or low, as opposed to being high and wide.

Parallel reading

الهنعة سمة في منخفض العنق.

Al-hin'ah is a mark in the hollow of the neck.

يقال: بعير مهنوع، وقد هنع.

It is said: a camel is mahnu', and it has become bent.

والهنعة أيضا: منكب الجوزاء الأيسر، وهي خمسة أنجم مصطفة ينزلها القمر.

And al-hin'ah is also the left shoulder of Gemini, which is five stars aligned that the moon descends upon.

والهنع: تطامن في عنق البعير، وهو أن تنحدر قصرته ويرتفع رأسه ويشرف حاركه.

And al-hana' is a downward bend in the neck of a camel, which is when its hump lowers and its head rises, and its shoulder becomes prominent.

وقد هنع بالكسر يهنع هنعا.

And it has become bent (with a kasra), it bends, a bending.

وظليم أهنع، ونعامة هنعاء يكون في عنقها التواء حتى يقصر لذلك كما يفعله الطائر الطويل العنق.

And a male ostrich is ahna', and a female ostrich is hanna', whose neck has a twist so that it becomes short for that reason, like a long-necked bird does.

وأكمة هنعاء أي قصيرة، وهي ضد سطعاء.

And a hill is hanna', meaning short, and it is the opposite of sat'a' (high and wide).

والهنع في العفر من الظباء خاصة دون الأدم، لأن في أعناق العفر قصرا.

And the bending (of the neck) is specific to the reddish-brown gazelles (al-'ufur) and not the dark ones (al-adam), because the necks of the 'ufur are short.