جَنَنٌ

1.
A grave; (S, K;) because it conceals the dead: (TA:) and so جَنِينٌ, of the measure فَعيلٌ in the sense of the measure فَاعِلٌ. (Er-Rághib, TA.)
2.
Grave-clothing; (K;) for the same reason. (TA.)
3.
A garment that conceals the body. (TA.) [See also جَنَانٌ.]
4.
A dead body; (S, K;) because concealed in the grave; the word being of the measure فَعَلٌ in the sense of the measure مَفْعُولٌ, like نَفَضٌ in the sense of مَنْفُوضٌ. (TA.)

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