Rizwan Zubair

Root ح ن ک ḥ-n-k

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ح ن کḥ-n-k

(ن، ض) حَنَكَ يَحْنُكُḥanaka yaḥnuku / يَحْنِكُ حَنْكًاyaḥniku ḥankan: (1) to soften something by chewing. (2) to put a bridle in a horse's mouth and bring it under control.

Form VIII (iftiʿāl) اِحْتَنَكَ يَحْتَنِكُ اِحْتِنَاكًاiḥtanaka yaḥtaniku iḥtinākan: (1) to chew up and devour thoroughly, as a swarm of locusts eats a crop clean. (2) to overpower someone, to gain complete control. ﴿لَاَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًا﴾ (Al-Isrāʾ 17:62)

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