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حون

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of selling, particularly alcoholic beverages, and also to states of humiliation and destruction. One derived term is suggested to be of Persian origin.

Derived headwords

الحانةnoun
  1. 1.
    Tavern, barboth

    A place where alcoholic beverages are sold.

  2. 2.
    Innclassical

    A place that provides lodging and often food and drink.

خانةnoun
  1. 1.
    House, placeclassical

    A Persian loanword meaning a house or place, often used in compounds.

التحونnoun
  1. 1.
    Humiliation, degradationclassical

    A state of being abased or brought low.

  2. 2.
    Destruction, ruinclassical

    The state of being utterly destroyed or ruined.

Parallel reading

الحانة: موضع بيع الخمر
The tavern: a place for selling wine.
قال أبو حنيفة: أظنها فارسية وأن أصلها خانة.
Abu Hanifa said: I think it is Persian and its origin is khana.