أَتَانٌ
Root: اتن
Full Definition
2 Hence, أَتَانٌ signifies
3 Also The station of the drawer of water at the mouth of the well; and so إِتَانٌ . And A rock, or great mass of stone, in water; or, as some say, at the bottom of the casing of a well, so that it is next the water. And A large, round mass of rock, which, when it is in shallow water, is called أَتَانُ الضَّحلِ; and a she camel is likened thereto, in respect of her hardness: or أَتَانُ الضَّحلِ signifies a large mass of rock projecting from the water. or a mass of rock, large and round, in the water, at the mouth of the well, overspread with [the green substance called] طُحْلُب, so that it is smooth, more smooth than other parts: or a mass of rock, part of which is immerged (غَامِرٌ, M, K) in the water, and part apparent. And أَتَانُ الثَّمِيلِ signifies A large mass of rock in the interior of the water-course, which nothing raises or moves, of the measure of the stature of a man in length and likewise in breadth.
4 Also The [piece of wood called] قَاعِدَة [which is one of four forming the support] of the فَوْدَج [more commonly called هَوْدَج, q. v.]: pl. آتُنٌ, with medd. (TA: [but in the CK اُتُنٌ.])
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