حَنَان

1. حَنَانٌ

HanaAnN HnAn Mercy, compassion, or pity: (S, K:) tenderness of heart; (K;) which is the same; (TA;) as also ↓ Hin~apN , with kesr; (Kr, TA;) for which the vulgar say ↓ Han~iy~ipN : (TA:) and ↓ Han~apN [in like manner] signifies affection, and compassion. (Az, TA.) waHanaAnFA mino ladun~aA , in the K

2. حَنَّانٌ

Han~aAnN HnAn One who yearns towards, longs for, or desires, a thing, (K,) and inclines to it. (TA.) [Hence,] Han~aAnapN A woman who remembers a former husband with yearning ( AlHnyn ) and grieving, or moaning, (K, TA,) in tenderness for her children, when they are young, that the husband may mainta

3. حِنَّانٌ

Hin~aAnN HnAn i. q. Hin~aA='N [ Lawsonia inermis, or Egyptian privet, mentioned in art. HnA^ ]; (K;) a dial. var. of the latter: (Fr, Th, TA:) and Hun~aAnN is said to be a pl.; (TA in the present art.;) i. e. of Hin~aA=' , anomalously; or a dial. var. thereof. (TA in art. HnA^ .) [See also what next