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الحنث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sin, breaking oaths, and deviation. It encompasses the act of sinning, the specific transgression of violating an oath, and the concept of turning away from falsehood towards truth, or vice versa. It also touches upon religious devotion and avoiding sin.

Derived headwords

الحِنْثnoun
  1. 1.
    sinboth

    The state or act of committing a transgression against divine law or moral principles.

  2. 2.
    breaking an oathboth

    The specific act of violating a solemn promise or pledge made under oath.

  3. 3.
    deviationboth

    A turning away from a righteous path towards falsehood, or conversely, from falsehood towards truth.

حَنَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to sinboth

    To commit a sin or transgression.

  2. 2.
    to break an oathboth

    To violate an oath or a solemn promise.

أَحْنَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to sinclassical

    To cause someone else to commit a sin or break an oath.

مُحَانَثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sinful placesclassical

    Locations or circumstances associated with sin or transgression.

تَحَنَّثَverb
  1. 1.
    to worship devotedlyclassical

    To engage in prolonged acts of worship, especially during specific nights.

  2. 2.
    to abstain from idolsclassical

    To withdraw from worshipping idols or engaging in pagan practices.

  3. 3.
    to consider sinfulclassical

    To regard something as sinful or a transgression.

Parallel reading

الحِنْثُ، بالكسر: الإثمُ
Al-ḥinth, with a kasra, means sin.
والخُلْفُ في اليَمِينِ
And breaking an oath.
والمَيْلُ مِنْ بَاطِلٍ إلى حَقٍّ
And the inclination from falsehood to truth,
وعَكْسُهُ
And its opposite.
وقد حَنَثَ، كَعَلِمَ
And he sinned, as in 'alim-a,
وأَحْنَثْتُهُ أنا
And I caused him to sin.
والمُحَانَثَةُ: مَوَاقِعُ الإِثْمِ
And al-muḥānathah means sites of sin.
وتَحَنَّثَ: تَعَبَّدَ اللَّيَالِيَ ذَوَاتِ العَدَدِ
And taḥannath means to worship for a number of nights,
أو اعتَزَلَ الأصْنَامَ
Or to withdraw from idols,
وتَحَنَّثَ مِنْ كَذَا: تَأَثَّمَ مِنْهُ
And taḥannath from something means to consider it sinful.