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1 حَانَ حان , (Msb, K,) or حان حِينُهُ, (S,) aor. يَحِينُ, (S, Msb,) [inf. n. as in the exs. following,] It, (Msb, K,) or its time, or season, (S,) was, or became, or drew, near; or was at hand: (S, Msb, K:) and its time came. (Msb, K. *) You say, حَانَ لَهُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ كَذَا, aor. as above, inf. n. حِينٌ [and as in the next ex.], The time came, or drew near, for him to do, or that he should do, such a thing; syn. آنَ. (S.) And حَانَتِ الصَّلَاةُ, (Msb, TA,) inf. n. حَيْنٌ and حِينٌ and حَيْنُونَةٌ, The time of prayer came: (Msb:) or the prayer was, or became, or drew, near. (TA.) ― -b2- حان السُّنْبُلُ The ears of corn became dry, (K, TA,) so that the time of the reaping thereof came, or drew near. (TA.) ― -b3- حان حَيْنُ النَّفْسِ The soul died, or perished. (TA.) ― -b4- And حان, inf. n. حَيْنٌ, He (a man) died, or perished. (S.) ― -b5- He experienced a trial, or trying affliction. (K: a meaning indicated therein, but not expressed.) ― -b6- Also, (Az, K,) aor. as above, inf. n. حَيْنٌ, (Az, TA,) It (anything) was not accomodated, adapted, or disposed, to the right way or course or direction; (Az, K, TA;) as also ↓ تحيّن . (K.) ― -b7- And i. q. اِتَّفَقَ [It happened, &c.]. (Har p. 382.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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