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زهنع

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root pertains to adorning, beautifying, and preparing oneself, particularly for women. It encompasses the act of making something attractive and the state of being adorned or ready.

Derived headwords

زَهْنَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to adornboth

    To make beautiful or attractive; to embellish.

  2. 2.
    to prepareclassical

    To get ready or make oneself prepared, often in the context of beautification.

زَهْنَأَتْverb
  1. 1.
    she adornedboth

    The past tense verb indicating that a female adorned herself or was adorned.

تَزَهْنَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to adorn oneselfboth

    To beautify or adorn oneself.

تَزْهِنَأَتْverb
  1. 1.
    she adorned herselfboth

    The past tense verb indicating that a female adorned herself.

تَزَهْنُعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    adorningboth

    The act of adorning or beautifying oneself.

التَّزَهْنُعُnoun
  1. 1.
    adorningboth

    The act of adorning or beautifying oneself.

التَّزَهْنُعُnoun
  1. 1.
    adornmentboth

    The state of being adorned or beautified.

التَّزَهْنُعُnoun
  1. 1.
    preparationclassical

    The act of preparing oneself, especially for beautification.

التَّزَتُّتُnoun
  1. 1.
    adorningclassical

    The act of adorning or beautifying oneself, used synonymously with 'tazhanu'.

Parallel reading

زَهْنَأَتْ المرأةُ
The woman adorned herself.
زَهْنَأَتْ المرأةُ وزَتَّتْها
The woman adorned herself and beautified her.
بني تميم، زهنعوا فتاتكم،
O Banu Tamim, adorn your young women,
إن فتاة الحي بالتزتت
Indeed, the young woman of the tribe is adorning herself.
التَّزَهْنُعُ التَّلَبُّسُ والتَّهَيُّؤُ
Tazhanu' means dressing up and preparing oneself.