جَنَنٌ
Root: جن
Full Definition
جَنَنٌ
A grave; because it conceals the dead: and so
جَنِينٌ , of the measure فَعيلٌ in the sense of the measure فَاعِلٌ.
2 Grave-clothing; for the same reason.
3 A garment that conceals the body. [See also جَنَانٌ.]
def.2 A dead body; because concealed in the grave; the word being of the measure فَعَلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ, like نَفَضٌ in the sense of مَنْفُوضٌ.
2 Grave-clothing; for the same reason.
3 A garment that conceals the body. [See also جَنَانٌ.]
def.2 A dead body; because concealed in the grave; the word being of the measure فَعَلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ, like نَفَضٌ in the sense of مَنْفُوضٌ.
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