احنق
Root: حنق
Form: 4
Full Definition
2 It (the back-bone, or the back, الصُّلْبُ) clave to the belly [by reason of leanness].
3 It became lean and thin.
4 He became lean, or light of flesh, or slender, and lean, or lean, and lank in the belly, in consequence of much covering: or, said of a horse or other animal, or of a camel, his belly clave to his back-bone, or back, by reason of leanness.
5 And He became fat; had much fat: thus it has two contr. meanings.
6 It spread forth the awn, or beard, of its ears, after they had formed, at the head, what resembled little compact balls; as also حنّق . Verbal.Noun تَحْنِيقٌ. IAar says that you say of seed-produce [or corn] قَنْبَعَ ثُمَّ أَحْنَقَ ثُمَّ مَدَّ لِلْحَبِّ أَعْنَاقَهُ ثُمَّ حَمَلَ الدَّقِيقَ, i. e. Its ears had, at the head, what resembled little compact balls: then the extremities of its awn, or beard, appeared: then the internodal portions of its culms appeared: then [it bore farina; or] it increased, and [its heads] became like the heads of birds.
def.2 He angered, or enraged, another.
2 He made a beast lean, or light of flesh.
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