حِضْنٌ
Root: حضن
Full Definition
حِضْنٌ
The part beneath the armpit, extending to the
كَشْح [or flank]: or the bosom, or breast; syn. صَدْر: [الصَّدْرِ in the CK should be الصَّدْرُ:] and the upper arms with what is between them: and
مُحْتَضَنٌ signifies the same: pl. of the former أَحْضَانٌ [and accord. to Freytag's Lex. حُضُونٌ also].
2 The side of a thing, and of a man: the lateral, or adjacent, part of a thing: pl. أَحْضَانٌ. حِضْنَا المَفَازَةِ means The two borders [the nearer border and the further] of the desert. And حِضْنَا اللَّيْلِ
3 Also
4 Also, and حُضْنٌ , The hole, or den, or subterranean habitation, of the hyena: or the place of hunting, or of capture, of the hyena.
5 And, both these words, The circuit, or surrounding part, of a mountain: or its base; or lower, or lowest, part. Accord. to Az, حِضْنَا الجَبَلِ means The two lateral, or adjacent, parts of the mountain.
2 The side of a thing, and of a man: the lateral, or adjacent, part of a thing: pl. أَحْضَانٌ. حِضْنَا المَفَازَةِ means The two borders [the nearer border and the further] of the desert. And حِضْنَا اللَّيْلِ
3 Also
4 Also, and حُضْنٌ , The hole, or den, or subterranean habitation, of the hyena: or the place of hunting, or of capture, of the hyena.
5 And, both these words, The circuit, or surrounding part, of a mountain: or its base; or lower, or lowest, part. Accord. to Az, حِضْنَا الجَبَلِ means The two lateral, or adjacent, parts of the mountain.
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