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أَحْنَى

Root: حنو

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أَحْنَى A man having a [bent, bowed, or] humped back: fem., applied to a woman, حَنْوَآءُ and حَنْيَآءُ: the former fem. also applied, in the same sense, to a she-camel.
2 See also the former fem. voce حَانٍ.
3 فُلَانٌ أَحْنَى النَّاس ضُلُوغًا عَلَيْكَ Such a one is the most affectionate, kind, or compassionate, of men towards thee.
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