حَانُوتٌ

(Mgh and K in this article, and Msb in article حون, and mentioned also in the K in arts. حنت and حين) A shop; (Msb, K;) as also ↓ حَانَاةٌ and ↓ حَانِيَةٌ, (K,) but this last was unknown to Sb: (TA:) [see دُكَّانٌ, in article دكن:] and particularly the house [or shop] of a vintner, in which wine is sold; as also حَانَةٌ [mentioned in article حون]; (Msb, TA;) called by the people of El-'Irák مَاخُورٌ: (TA:) the first of these words (i. e. حانوت) is said to be of the measure فَعَلُوتٌ, (AAF, Msb, TA,) like مَلَكُوتٌ and رَهَبُوتٌ; the و [of the root] being changed into ا, as in طَالُوتٌ and جَالُوت and the like: (Msb:) or originally فَعَلُوتٌ, and then فَلَعُوتٌ, like طَاغُوت: (Mgh:) or it is originally حَانُوةٌ, like تَرْقُوَةٌ: (Mgh, Msb: [but the former is said in the Mgh to be the right opinion:]) or it is originally of the measure فَاعُولٌ; (M, Msb;) so says El-Fárábee; (Msb;) from حَنَوْتٌ; what is so called being likened to the building termed حَنِيَّةٌ; the ت being a substitute for و, as is said by AAF, (M,) and being originally ة, changed into ت because of the quiescent letter before it: (Msb:) Az says that the ت is augmentative: (TA:) the word is feminine and masculine: (Mgh, Msb, TA:) according to Zj, when masculine, meaning بَيْتٌ: (Msb:) plural حَوَانِيتُ. (Msb, TA.)

Also The vintner himself: (K in article حنت:) [like حَانِىٌّ &c.]