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[are the inf. ns. of حَايَنَ]. You say, عَامَلَهُ مُحَايَنَةً (S, K) and حِيَانًا (Lh, TA) [He bargained or contracted with him for work for a certain time]; like مُسَاوَعَةً; (S, K;) from الحِينُ meaning الوَقْتُ. (Lh, TA.) And in like manner, اِسْتَأْجَرَهُ مُحَايَنَةً (TA) and حِيَانًا (Lh, TA) [He hired him, or took him as a hired man or a hireling, for a certain time].