حنك

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root حنك (ḥnk) primarily relates to the mouth, jaw, and chin area, extending to concepts of control, understanding, and experience. It encompasses physical parts of the face, actions involving the mouth like chewing or speaking, and metaphorical extensions to mastering or understanding something.

Derived headwords

حَنَكَverb

1.
he bridled the horse: he put the bridle in its mouthboth
he bridled the horse: he put the bridle in its mouth

أَحْنَكَverb

1.
to bridleboth
To put a bridle on a horse, controlling its mouth. This is a variant form of the verb.
2.
to make experiencedclassical
To make someone experienced or skilled through trials and tribulations.

اِحْتَنَكَverb

1.
the locusts devoured the earth: they ate everything on it and consumed its vegetationboth
the locusts devoured the earth: they ate everything on it and consumed its vegetation

حَنْكnoun

1.
he bridled the horse: he put the bridle in its mouthboth
he bridled the horse: he put the bridle in its mouth

حِنْكَةnoun

1.
wisdomboth
Experience and wisdom gained through life's events and trials.
2.
jawboneclassical
The part of the jawbone that holds the teeth, specifically the lower jaw.

حَنَاكnoun

1.
jawbonesclassical
The plural of حنك (jawbone), referring to the bones of the jaw.

حَنَكnoun

1.
he bridled the horse: he put the bridle in its mouthboth
he bridled the horse: he put the bridle in its mouth

مَحْنُوكadjective

1.
chewedclassical
Describing a child whose food has been chewed and softened by an adult.
2.
experiencedclassical
Describing someone who is experienced and skilled due to trials.

مُحَنَّكadjective

1.
experiencedboth
Describing someone who is experienced and skilled due to trials and tribulations.

تَحَنُّكnoun

1.
tying a turbanclassical
The act of wrapping a turban around the head, specifically passing it under the chin.
2.
wisdomclassical
The act of gaining wisdom and experience.

Parallel reading

حنكت الفرس أحنكه وأحنكه حنكا، إذا جعلت فيه الرسن

I bridled the horse, I bridle it and bridle it with a bridle, if you put the reins in it.

وكذلك احتنكته

And likewise, I bridled it.

واحتنك الجراد الأرض، أي أكل ما عليها وأتى على نبتها

And the locusts consumed the land, meaning they ate what was on it and destroyed its vegetation.

لاحتكن ذريته إلا قليلا

I will surely overpower his offspring except a few.

وحنكت الشئ: فهمته وأحكمته

And I understood the thing: I comprehended it and mastered it.

واحتنك الرجل، أي استحكم

And the man became experienced, meaning he became skilled.

والاسم الحنكة

And the noun is al-ḥinkah.

والحنكة أيضا: القدة التي تضم الغراضيف، والجمع حناك

And al-ḥinkah also: the bone that joins the jawbones, and its plural is ḥanāk.

والحنك: المنقار

And al-ḥank: the beak.

أسود مثل حنك الغراب

Black like the beak of a crow.

والحنك: ما تحت الذقن من الإنسان وغيره

And al-ḥank: what is beneath the chin of a human and others.

وحنكت الصبي وحنكته. إذا مضغت تمرا أو غيره ثم دلكته بحنكه

And I prepared the child's food and prepared it for him. If you chewed a date or something else then rubbed it with your palate.

والصبي محنوك ومحنك

And the child is prepared (fed) and experienced.

والتحنك: التلحي. وهو أن تدير العمامة من تحن الحنك

And al-taḥannuk: wrapping the turban. It is to wrap the turban around the head, passing it under the chin.

ويقال حنكة السن وأحنكته. إذا أحكمته التجارب والأمور

And it is said that age has made him wise and made him wise. If experiences and matters have perfected him.

فهو محنك ومحنك

So he is experienced and wise.

هذا البعير أحنك الابل. يريدون أشدها أكلا

This camel is the most experienced of camels. They mean the strongest in eating.