جَنَنٌ جن جنن جننن A grave; (S, K;) because it conceals the dead: (TA:) and so ↓ جَنِينٌ , of the measure فَعيلٌ in the sense of the measure فَاعِلٌ. (Er-Rághib, TA.) ― -b2- Grave-clothing; (K;) for the same reason. (TA.) ― -b3- A garment that conceals the body. (TA.) [See also جَنَانٌ.] -A2- A dead body; (S, K;) because concealed in the grave; the word being of the measure فَعَلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ, like نَفَضٌ in the sense of مَنْفُوضٌ. (TA.)
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