عجهن

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a close companion or attendant, particularly one involved in the affairs of a wedding or a bride. It extends to describe someone who is persistent or a constant presence, and also encompasses specific roles like a cook or a servant.

Derived headwords

العجاهنnoun

1.
wedding attendantclassical
A close friend of the groom who acts as an intermediary, carrying messages between the groom and his family during the wedding preparations.
2.
persistent companionclassical
Someone who stays with a person until a significant event, like marriage, occurs.

تعجهنverb

1.
to be a wedding attendantclassical
To act as a close companion or intermediary for someone, especially during wedding festivities.
2.
to persistently accompanyclassical
To stick closely to someone or something until a particular event, such as marriage, is completed.

وتعجهن الرجل يتعجهن تعجهنا إذا لزمها حتى يبنى عليها — The man persistently accompanied her until she was consummated. — The man persistently accompanied her until she was consummated.

تعجهناnoun

1.
persistent accompanimentclassical
The act of persistently accompanying or staying with someone until a certain point.

العجاهنةnoun

1.
bride's attendantclassical
A female attendant, specifically a hairdresser or maid of honor, who stays with the bride until the consummation of the marriage.
2.
female servantclassical
A female servant or attendant.

العجاهنةnoun

1.
cookclassical
A person who cooks, often implying someone who works in a professional capacity.

العجاهنnoun

1.
servantclassical
A person who serves others, typically in a domestic or subordinate role.

العجاهنةnoun

1.
servantsclassical
Plural form of servant.

وينصبن القدور مشمرات، ... ينازعن العجاهنة الرئينا — And they set up the cauldrons, girded up, ... contending with the servants for the lungs. — And they set up the cauldrons, girded up, ... contending with the servants for the lungs.

العجاهنةnoun

1.
friend of the brideclassical
A female companion of the bride, particularly one who is close to her.

العجاهنnoun

1.
hedgehogclassical
A small, spiny mammal known for its nocturnal habits.

فبات يقاسي ليل أنقد دائبا، ... ويحدر بالقف اختلاف العجاهن — So he spent the night enduring the day's hardship, ... and descending the cliff with the movement of hedgehogs. — So he spent the night enduring the day's hardship, ... and descending the cliff with the movement of hedgehogs.

Parallel reading

العجاهن صديق الرجل المعرس الذي يجري بينه وبين أهله في إعراسه بالرسائل، فإذا بنى بها فلا عجاهن له

The 'ajahan is the friend of the groom who carries messages between him and his family during his wedding preparations; once the marriage is consummated, he is no longer considered an 'ajahan.

والأنثى بالهاء.

And the feminine form is with the 'taa marbuta'.

وتعجهن الرجل يتعجهن تعجهنا إذا لزمها حتى يبنى عليها.

And the man persistently accompanied her until she was consummated.

والعجاهنة: الماشطة إذا لم تفارق العروس حتى يبنى بها.

And the 'ajahana: the hairdresser who does not leave the bride until the marriage is consummated.

والعجاهن، بالضم: الطباخ.

And the 'ajahan, with damma: the cook.

والعجاهن: الخادم، والجمع العجاهنة، بالفتح؛

And the 'ajahan: the servant, and its plural is 'ajahana, with fatha;

وينصبن القدور مشمرات، ... ينازعن العجاهنة الرئينا .

And they set up the cauldrons, girded up, ... contending with the servants for the lungs.

والمرأة عجاهنة؛ قال: وهي صديقة العروس،

And the woman is an 'ajahana; he said: she is a friend of the bride,

قد تعجهن الرجل لفلان إذا صار له عجاهنا؛

A man might become an 'ajahan for someone if he became his close attendant;

ولكنني أكرهت رهطا وأهله، ... وأرضا يكون العوص فيها عجاهنا .

But I forced a group and his family, ... and a land where the difficulty is a constant companion.

والعجاهن: القنفذ؛ حكاه أبو حاتم؛

And the 'ajahan: the hedgehog; Abu Hatim narrated it;

فبات يقاسي ليل أنقد دائبا، ... ويحدر بالقف اختلاف العجاهن

So he spent the night enduring the day's hardship, ... and descending the cliff with the movement of hedgehogs.

وذلك لأن القنفذ يسري ليله كله، وقد يجوز أن يكون الطباخ لأن الطباخ يختلف أيضا.

This is because the hedgehog travels all night, and it is also possible for it to mean the cook, because the cook also moves around.