muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarحَنْكٌ لَقْفٌ
Core sense — he rubbed the child's palate with chewed dates; experience made him sound in judgmentgenerated
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Muḍāriʿ حَنِكَ and حَنُكَ; maṣdar حَنْكٌ and حنّكهُ; also maṣdar تَحْنِيكٌ.
He chewed some dates, or something similar, and rubbed the child's حَنَك [i. e. palate, or soft palate] with them.
1.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe put a rope in the mouth of the horse—حَنَكَ الفَرَسَ
Muḍāriʿ and maṣdar as above.
ISd held it to be derived from الحَنَكُ, though it is said that this is not the case.
احتنكهُ has the same meaning; Yoo: he put a rope in his mouth and led him.
I will assuredly lead his progeny to obey me, except a few—لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا
This is how Ibn-'Arafeh explains the saying of Iblees in the Qur'ān 17:64. But see 8.
1.1.2figurative · مجازage made him firm, or sound, in judgment by means of experience—حَنَكَتْهُ السِّنُّ
Maṣdar حَنْكٌ and حَنَكٌ.
Or: experiences made him firm, or sound, in judgment.
حنّكتهُ, maṣdar تَحْنِيكٌ, احنكتهُ, and احتنكتهُ, has the same meaning.
This is said to be so when the wisdom-tooth grows forth.
his wisdom-teeth grew forth—حَنَكَتْهُ العَقْلِ
Lth: the teeth meant are those called أَسْنَانُ العَقْلِ [the wisdom-teeth].
affairs did to him what putting the rope in its mouth does to a horse; they made him experienced and submissive—حَنَكَتْهُ الأُمُورِ
Or: they trained, or disciplined, and improved him; and حنّكته likewise.
time, or fortune, tried him, taught him, and made him experienced and sound in judgment—حَنَكَهُ الدَّهْرُ
1.1.3figurative · مجازhe understood the thing and knew it soundly and thoroughly—حَنَكَ الشَّىْءَ
. Synonymous with فَهِمَهُ وَأَحْكَمَهُ, like لَقِفَهُ.
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, (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.) 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], لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا , i. e. I will assuredly lead to obey me his progeny, except a few. (TA. [But see 8.]) And [hence,] حَنَكَتْهُ السِّنُّ , inf. n. حَنْكٌ and حَنَكٌ , (K,) 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 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 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.) And حَنَكَ الشَّىْءَ , (S, K,) inf. n. حَنْكٌ , (TA,) He understood the thing, and knew it soundly, thoroughly, or well; syn. فَهِمَهُ وَأَحْكَمَهُ ; (S, K, TA;) like لَقِفَهُ , inf. n. لَقْفٌ . (TA.)