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الءحنة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns feelings of deep-seated hatred, animosity, and anger towards someone. It encompasses the state of harboring such negative emotions and the act of acting in opposition or enmity.

Derived headwords

الإِحْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hatredboth

    A strong feeling of animosity and ill will towards someone.

  2. 2.
    angerboth

    A strong feeling of displeasure and hostility.

أَحِنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to harbor hatredboth

    To feel or harbor deep-seated hatred or animosity towards someone.

  2. 2.
    to be angryboth

    To feel or express anger or displeasure.

المُؤَاحَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    enmityboth

    The state of being enemies; active opposition or hostility.

  2. 2.
    animosityboth

    Strong hostility.

Parallel reading

الإحنة، بالكسر: الحقد، والغضب
Al-iḥnah, with a kasra, means hatred and anger.
ج: كعنب
Its plural is like 'inab (grapes).
وقد أحن، كسمع فيهما
And he harbored hatred, like 'asima (heard) in both senses.
والمؤاحنة: المعاداة
And al-mu'āḥanah means enmity.