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خَوَّانٌ خائن خوان : see خَائِنٌ. ― -b2- [Hence,] الخَوَّانُ The lion: (JK, S:) because he is [very] treacherous. (JK.) And (assumed tropical:) Time, or fortune. (TA.) ― -b3- أَعُوذُ بِا@للّٰهِ مِنَ الخَوَّانِ means (assumed tropical:) [I seek protection by God] from the day of the exhaustion of provisions. (A, TA.) -A2- Also, and ↓ خُوَّانٌ , [accord. to the CK, each is with ال, but this seems to be a mis take, (see شَهْرٌ,)] The month [latterly called] رَبِيعٌ الأَوَّلَ: pl. أَخْوِنَةٌ: (K:) but ISd says, "I know not how this is." (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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