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حَنَفَ

Root: حنف

Form: 1

Full Definition

حَنَفَI , Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun حَنْفٌ, He, or it, inclined, or declined. You say, حَنَفَ إِلَيْهِ and تحنّف اليه He inclined to it. And حَنَفَ عَنْهُ and تحنّف عنه He declined from it.

def.2 حَنِفَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun حَنَفٌ; and حَنُفَ, Present.T ـُ; He had that kind of distortion which is termed حَنَفٌ as explained below.


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