Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

مَحْنُونٌ

Root: حن

Full Definition

مَحْنُونٌ , applied to a man, (S, i. q. مَجْنُونٌ [properly Possessed by a جِنِّىّ; and hence, mad, or insane]: (S, K: [see الحِنُّ:]) or i. q. مَصْرُوعٌ [as meaning affected with epilepsy]: or one who is affected with epilepsy (يُصْرَعُ) and then revives for a time.


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