A bow; (T, S, K;) so called because it is bent: (T:) plural ↓حَنِىٌّ, (S, * K,) [or this is a coll. gen. n., of which حَنِيَّةٌ is the n. un.,] and حَنَايَا, (T, S, K,) or this may be plural of حَنِىٌّ. (TA.)
2.
Also applied to A [bowed, or curved,] structure or building. (M, TA.)