حنى

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See also: حنئ, جني, and حني

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ح ن ي (ḥ n y)
2 terms

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

Verb

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

Verb

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
  4. (figurative) to sympathize, to commiserate
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