حَنَكَ
Root: حنك
Form: 1
Full Definition
حَنَكَI
, Present.T
ـِ and
ـُ Verbal.Noun حَنْكٌ; and
حنّكهُ , Verbal.Noun تَحْنِيكٌ; He chewed some dates, or some other thing of a similar kind, and rubbed therewith the
حَنَك [i. e. palate, or soft palate,] of the child.
2 And حَنَكَ الفَرَسَ, Present.T as above, and so the Verbal.Noun, He put a rope in the mouth of the horse; held by ISd to be derived from الحَنَكُ, though it is said that this is not the case; as also ; which signifies accord. to Yoo he put a rope in his mouth and led him: and thus Ibn- 'Arafeh explains the saying of Iblees, in the Kur [xvii. 64], ذُرِّيَّتَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا, i. e. I will assuredly lead to obey me his progeny, except a few.
3 And [hence,] حَنَكَتْهُ السِّنُّ, Verbal.Noun حَنْكٌ and حَنَكٌ, Age rendered him firm, or sound, in judgment, by means of experience: or experiences rendered him firm, or sound, in judgment; as also
حنّكتهُ , Verbal.Noun تَحْنِيكٌ; and
, and
: this is said to be the case when the wisdom-tooth (سِنُّ العَقْلِ) grows forth: and accord. to Lth, حَنَكَتْهُ العَقْلِ signifies his teeth called
أَسْنَانُ العَقْلِ [the wisdom-teeth] grew forth. And حَنَكَتْهُ الأُمُورِ Affairs did to him what is done to the horse by putting the rope in his mouth; i. e., rendered him experienced and submissive: or trained, or disciplined, and reformed, or improved, him; as also
حنّكته . And حَنَكَهُ
الدَّهْرُ Time, or fortune, tried, or proved, him, and taught him, and rendered him expert, or experienced, and well informed, or firm, or sound, in judgment.
4 And حَنَكَ الشَّىْءَ, Verbal.Noun حَنْكٌ, He understood the thing, and knew it soundly, thoroughly, or well; syn. فَهِمَهُ وَأَحْكَمَهُ; like لَقِفَهُ, Verbal.Noun لَقْفٌ.
2 And حَنَكَ الفَرَسَ, Present.T as above, and so the Verbal.Noun, He put a rope in the mouth of the horse; held by ISd to be derived from الحَنَكُ, though it is said that this is not the case; as also ; which signifies accord. to Yoo he put a rope in his mouth and led him: and thus Ibn- 'Arafeh explains the saying of Iblees, in the Kur [xvii. 64], ذُرِّيَّتَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا, i. e.
3 And [hence,] حَنَكَتْهُ السِّنُّ, Verbal.Noun حَنْكٌ and حَنَكٌ,
4 And حَنَكَ الشَّىْءَ, Verbal.Noun حَنْكٌ,