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1 حَنَكَ الصَّبِىَّ حنك الصبى حنك الصبي , (S, Msb, K,) aor. حَنِكَ and حَنُكَ , inf. n. حَنْكٌ; (Msb;) and ↓ حنّكهُ , (S, Msb, K,) inf. n. تَحْنِيكٌ; (Mgh, Msb;) He chewed some dates, or some other thing (S, Mgh, Msb, K) of a similar kind, (Msb,) and rubbed therewith the حَنَك [i. e. palate, or soft palate,] of the child. (S, Mgh, Msb, K.) ― -b2- And حَنَكَ الفَرَسَ, aor. as above, (S, K,) and so the inf. n., (S,) He put a rope in the mouth of the horse; (S, K;) held by ISd to be derived from الحَنَكُ, though it is said that this is not the case; (TA;) as also ↓ احتنكهُ ; (S, K;) 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 إِِلَّا قَلِيلًا ↓ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ , i. e. (assumed tropical:) I will assuredly lead to obey me his progeny, except a few. (TA. [But see 8.]) ― -b3- And [hence,] حَنَكَتْهُ السِّنُّ, inf. n. حَنْكٌ and حَنَكٌ, (K,) (tropical:) Age rendered him firm, or sound, in judgment, by means of experience: (TK:) or experiences rendered him firm, or sound, in judgment; (K, TA;) as also ↓ حنّكتهُ , (Zj, S, K,) inf. n. تَحْنِيكٌ; (TA;) and ↓ احنكتهُ , (Zj, S, K,) and ↓ احتنكتهُ : (K:) 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. (TA.) And حَنَكَتْهُ الأُمُورِ (tropical:) 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 . (TA.) And حَنَكَهُ الدَّهْرُ (tropical:) 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. (IAar, TA.) ― -b4- And حَنَكَ الشَّىْءَ, (S, K,) inf. n. حَنْكٌ, (TA,) (tropical:) He understood the thing, and knew it soundly, thoroughly, or well; syn. فَهِمَهُ وَأَحْكَمَهُ; (S, K, TA;) like لَقِفَهُ, inf. n. لَقْفٌ. (TA.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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