أَحْجَنُ
Root: حجن
Full Definition
أَحْجَنُ
Crooked, [hooked,] or curved: fem. حَجْنَآءُ: pl. حُجْنٌ. You say, الصَّقْرُ أَحْجَنُ المِنْقَارِ
The hawk is crooked [or hooked] in the bill. And صَقْرٌ أَحْجَنُ
المَخَالِبِ
A hawk having crooked [or hooked] talons. And أَنْفٌ أَحْجَنُ [A hooked nose,] a nose having the tip approaching the mouth, and, Az adds, having its
نَاشِرَتَانِ [or two alæ] receding in an ugly manner. And أُذُنٌ حَجْنَآءُ
An ear having one [app. the upper] of its two extremities turning towards the forehead, downwards: or having its edges turning towards the other ear, in the direction of the forehead: in either case, curving. And شَعَرٌ أَحْجَنُ
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