أَفْنَى
Root: فنو
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أَفْنَى
i. q.
فَيْنَانٌ [i. e. Hair having locks like the branches of trees; or long and beautiful hair]; [or] meaning long hair. [The fem. of أَفْنَى is فَنْوَآءُ. Hence,] اِمْرَأَةٌ
فَنْوَآءُ
A woman having much hair: and شَجَرَةٌ فَنْوَآءُ
A tree having
أَفْنَان [or branches]; or a tree having wide shade: by rule it should be فَنَّآءُ [q. v. in art. فن].
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