Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

حيّنهُ

Root: حين

Form: 2

Full Definition

حيّنهُII , [Verbal.Noun تَحْيِينٌ,] He assigned, or appointed, for him, or it, a time. حَيَّنُوا ضُيُوفَهُمْ and have the same meaning [app. They assigned, or appointed, a time for their guests].
2 حيّن النَّاقَةَ He appointed for the she-camel a time in every day and night in which he should milk her; as also ; said when one milks her in the day and night once: As says that تَحْيِينٌ is like تَوْجِيبٌ [the milking a camel but once in the course of each day and night]; but is only after she has shown herself to be pregnant, and her milk has become little in quantity.

def.2 He made him, or it, to be not accommodated, adapted, or disposed, to the right way or course or direction.
2 See also 4.


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