حَانٍ

[Bending, or curving].

[Hence,] حَانِيَةٌ, applied to a ewe, (K,) and to a she-camel, (TA,) That twists her neck, without any disease; (K;) as also ↓ حَنْوَاءُ, applied to a ewe or she-goat: (TA:) and sometimes, the former, from a disease. (TA.)

-A2- And حَانِيَةٌ, applied to a woman, That undertakes the care and maintenance of her children, (AZ, S, TA,) or acts affectionately towards them, (TA,) and does not marry again, after [the loss of] their father: (AZ, S, TA:) plural حَوَانٍ and حَانِيَاتٌ; the latter applied in a similar sense to she-camels. (TA.)

And حَانٍ, applied to a ewe, (As, S, M,) and to a wild cow, (S,) Desiring the male, (As, S, M,) and submitting herself to him: (M:) and حَانِيَةٌ, (K,) applied to a ewe, (TA,) vehemently desirous of the male. (K.)