حَانٍ
Root: حنو
Full Definition
2 [Hence,] حَانِيَةٌ, applied to a ewe, and to a she-camel, That twists her neck, without any disease; as also , applied to a ewe or she-goat: and sometimes, the former, from a disease.
def.2 And حَانِيَةٌ, applied to a woman, That undertakes the care and maintenance of her children, or acts affectionately towards them, and does not marry again, after [the loss of] their father: pl. حَوَانٍ and حَانِيَاتٌ; the latter applied in a similar sense to she-camels.
2 And حَانٍ, applied to a ewe, and to a wild cow, Desiring the male, and submitting herself to him: and حَانِيَةٌ, applied to a ewe, vehemently desirous of the male.
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