جِرَانٌ

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جِرَانٌ The anterior [or under] part of the neck of a camel, from his مَذْبَح [or the part a little below the under jaw] to the place where he is stabbed: and in like manner, of a horse; the inner [or under] part of the neck, from the pit of the uppermost part of the breast to the extremity of the neck at the head: and, metaphorically, of a man: pl. [of mult.] جُرُنٌ and [of pauc.] أَجْرِنَةٌ; which last is used by Tarafeh as a sing. You say, of a camel, أَلْقَى جِرَانَهُ بِالأَرْضِ [He threw the under part of his neck upon the ground]; meaning that he lay down, and stretched out his neck upon the ground. See another ex. voce جِرْنٌ. [And see a verse cited in the first paragraph of art. حنو.] You say also, ضَرَبَ الحَقُّ بِجِرَانِهِ, meaning The truth, or right, or just claim, became established, or settled.
2 Also The inner [or under] part of the penis: pl. جُرُنٌ and أَجْرِنَةٌ, as above.

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