صَنَعٌ

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صَنَعٌ , and رَجُلٌ صَنَعُ اليَدَيْنِ, and صَنَعُ اليَدِ, and اليَدَيْنِ, and اليَدِ, and اليَدِ, and Sh is related to have said, رَجُلٌ صَنْعٌ , and اليَدَيْنِ, and اليَدِ, and اليَدَيْنِ, and اليَدِ, but not صَنَاعٌ alone when applied to a male, A man skilful in the work of the hands or hand: and a company of men you term قَوْمٌ صُنْعَى الأَيْدِى and الأَيْدِى, and الأَيْدِى, and الأَيْدِى, [all of which are instances of quasi-pl. ns., except, perhaps, the last, which is said in the TA to be a pl. of ,] and أَصْنَاعُ الأَيْدِى, (K, [in the CK, erroneously, اَصْنَاعِى,]) which is pl. of اليَدِ or of اليَدِ, or, accord. to Sh, as IB says, the only pl. of صِنْعٌ is صِنْعُونَ, and in like manner in the case of you say صُنْعُو اليَدِ, and رِجَالٌ صُنُعٌ is mentioned as on the authority of Sb, and Sh is related to have said قَوْمٌ صَنْعُونَ, [using the latter word as pl. of صَنْعٌ ,] with the ن quiescent. And you say اِمْرَأَةٌ صَنَاعٌ , and اليَدَيْنِ, and اليَدِ, an instance of an epithet applied to a woman like كَعَابٌ and رَدَاحٌ and حَصَانٌ, the ا of prolongation before the final letter resembling, and rendering needless, the ة in صَنَعَةٌ, which is not allowable, though an instance of it occurs used on the ground of analogy: A woman skilful in the work of the hands or hand; who makes things in a suitable manner; who sews, and cuts out or makes, leathern buckets; contr. of خَرْقَآءُ; and اِمْرَأَةٌ صَنِيعَةٌ signifies the same: and اِمْرَأَتَانِ صَنَاعَانِ: and نِسْوَةٌ صُنُعٌ. Th preferred صَنَعُ اليَدِ as applied to a man; and اليَدِ as applied to a woman. Accord. to IDrst, صَنَعٌ is an Verbal.Noun used as an epithet. It is said in a prov., لَا تَعْدَمُ صَنَاعٌ ثَلَّةً [expl. in art. ثل].
2 [Hence,] one says of a poet, and of any one who is eloquent, رَجُلٌ صَنَعُ الِلّسَانِ [A man skilful in the use of the tongue]: and in like manner, لِسَانٌ صَنَعٌ [a skilful tongue]. And اِمْرَأَةٌ اللِّسَانِ A woman sharp-tongued: or long-tongued: syn. سَلِيطَة.

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