حنى

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See also: حنئ, جني, and حني

Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
ح ن ي (ḥ n y)
2 terms

Compare ح ن و (ḥ-n-w) and حَنَا (ḥanā, to bend).

Verb

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حَنَى (ḥanā) I (non-past يَحْنِي (yaḥnī), verbal noun حَنْي (ḥany) or حِنَايَة (ḥināya))

  1. (transitive) to bend, to curve, to fold
  2. to twist (someone's arm, etc.)
  3. to bow (one's head)
  4. to peel, to debark (a branch, etc.)
  5. to string (a bow) (for shooting arrows)
  6. to make (a bow) (for shooting arrows)
  7. to care for one's children and not remarry (of a widow)
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Etymology 1.2

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حَنَّى (ḥannā) II (non-past يُحَنِّي (yuḥannī), verbal noun تَحْنِيَة (taḥniya))

  1. (transitive) to bend, to curve, to fold
  2. to twist (someone's arm, etc.)
  3. (figurative) to be attached to, to be affectionate towards [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘someone’]
  4. (figurative) to sympathize, to commiserate [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘with someone’]
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