حصن

Root entry · 38 derived lemmas

The root حصن (ḥaṣana) primarily relates to fortification, protection, and chastity. It encompasses concepts of strongholds, defensive structures, and the state of being virtuous or married, particularly for women. It also extends to weaponry and other protective or valuable items.

Derived headwords

حَصَنَverb

1.
to fortifyboth
To make something strong and secure, like a building or a defense.
2.
to protectboth
To defend or guard against harm or attack.
3.
to be chasteclassical
To remain virtuous and pure, especially in a sexual context.

حَصِينٌadjective

1.
fortifiedboth
Strongly built and secure, difficult to penetrate.
2.
chasteclassical
Virtuous and pure, especially a woman who is sexually abstinent or married.

أَحْصَنَverb

1.
to make chasteclassical
To cause someone, typically a woman, to become chaste or married.
2.
to marryclassical
To enter into marriage, often implying the act of making someone chaste through marriage.
3.
to impregnateclassical
To cause a woman to become pregnant.

حَصَّنَverb

1.
to fortifyboth
To strengthen or secure a place or object.
2.
to make chasteclassical
To make a woman chaste, often through marriage.

حِصْنٌnoun

1.
fortressboth
A strongly fortified place, a castle or citadel.
2.
strongholdboth
A place that is difficult to attack or enter.
3.
chastityclassical
The state of being pure and virtuous.
4.
weaponryclassical
Arms and equipment used for defense or attack.

حُصْنٌnoun

1.
chastityclassical
The state of being chaste, especially for women.

حُصُنٌnoun

1.
fortressesboth
Plural of fortress; strongly fortified places.

أَحْصَانٌnoun

1.
fortressesboth
Plural of fortress; strongly fortified places.

حَصَنَةٌnoun

1.
fortressesboth
Plural of fortress; strongly fortified places.

بَنُو حِصْنٍname

1.
Banu Hisnclassical
A tribal name, referring to a specific Arab tribe.

دِرْعٌ حَصِينٌadjective

1.
impenetrable armorclassical
A coat of mail or armor that is strongly made and difficult to pierce.

دِرْعٌ حَصِينَةٌadjective

1.
impenetrable armorclassical
A coat of mail or armor that is strongly made and difficult to pierce.

اِمْرَأَةٌ حَصَانٌadjective

1.
chaste womanclassical
A woman who is virtuous and pure, especially one who is married or abstains from illicit relations.

حَصَانٌnoun

1.
chastityclassical
The state of being chaste.
2.
stallionclassical
A male horse, especially one used for breeding.

حَصَنَتِ الْمَرْأَةُverb

1.
she became chasteclassical
The woman attained chastity, usually through marriage.

حَصُنَتِ الْمَرْأَةُverb

1.
she became chasteclassical
The woman attained chastity, usually through marriage.

حَصَنَتِ الْمَرْأَةُverb

1.
she became chasteclassical
The woman attained chastity, usually through marriage.

تَحَصَّنَتِ الْمَرْأَةُverb

1.
she became chasteclassical
The woman attained chastity, usually through marriage.

حَاصِنٌadjective

1.
chasteclassical
A woman who is chaste.

حَاصِنَةٌadjective

1.
chasteclassical
A woman who is chaste.

حَصْنَاءُadjective

1.
chasteclassical
A woman who is chaste.

حَوَاصِنٌnoun

1.
pregnant womenclassical
Women who are pregnant.

حَاصِنَاتٌnoun

1.
pregnant womenclassical
Women who are pregnant.

مُحْصَنٌadjective

1.
marriedclassical
A man who is married, especially one who has had sexual intercourse.
2.
chasteclassical
A person who is chaste or has been made chaste.

مُحْصَنَةٌadjective

1.
chasteclassical
A woman who is chaste or has been made chaste.
2.
marriedclassical
A woman who is married.
3.
pregnantclassical
A woman who is pregnant.

أَحْصَنَ الرَّجُلُverb

1.
he marriedclassical
The man entered into marriage.

تَحَصَّنَverb

1.
to become chasteclassical
To attain the state of chastity, especially through marriage.
2.
to become a stallionclassical
To become a male horse fit for breeding.

قُفْلٌnoun

1.
lockboth
A device for securing a door or container, often operated by a key.

زَبِيلٌnoun

1.
basketclassical
A container made of woven material, used for carrying or storage.

اِبْنُ وَحْوَحٍname

1.
Ibn Wawwahclassical
A companion (Sahabi) of the Prophet Muhammad.

أَبُو الْحِصْنِname

1.
Abu al-Hisnclassical
A kunya (patronymic) referring to a fox.

أَبُو الْحُصَيْنِname

1.
Abu al-Husaynclassical
A kunya (patronymic) referring to a fox.
2.
Uthman ibn al-Asclassical
A tabi'i (follower of the companions) and governor.

حَصَنٌname

1.
Hisnclassical
A name, given to people.

حُصَيْنٌname

1.
Husaynclassical
A name, given to people.

حِصْنَانٌname

1.
Hisnanclassical
A place name, referring to a valley and a castle.

حِصْنِيٌّadjective

1.
belonging to Hisnanclassical
Pertaining to the place named Hisnan.

حَصَانِيَّاتٌnoun

1.
birdsclassical
A type of bird.

أَحْسِنَةٌnoun

1.
arrowheadsclassical
The sharpened points of arrows.

Parallel reading

منع، فهو حصين وأحصنه وحصنه.

He prevented, so he is fortified, and he made it fortified, and he fortified it.

والحصن، بالكسر: كل موضع حصين لا يوصل إلى جوفه.

And al-ḥiṣn (with kasra): every fortified place that cannot be reached in its interior.

وبنو حصن: حي.

And Banu Hisn: a tribe.

ودرع حصين وحصينة: محكمة.

And a fortified shield and a fortified shield: well-made.

وامرأة حصان، كسحاب: عفيفة، أو متزوجة.

And a chaste woman, like 'ṣaḥābun': virtuous, or married.

وقد حصنت، ككرمت، حصنا، مثلثة، وتحصنت، فهي حاصن وحاصنة وحصناء.

And she became chaste, like 'karumat', chastity, with three vowels, and she sought chastity, so she is chaste, chaste, and chaste.

وأحصنها البعل، وحصنها، وأحصنت هي، فهي محصنة ومحصنة: عفت، أو تزوجت، أو حملت.

And the husband made her chaste, and he fortified her, and she herself became chaste, so she is made chaste and made chaste: she was virtuous, or married, or pregnant.

والحواصن: الحبالى.

And al-ḥawāṣin: pregnant women.

ورجل محصن، كمكرم، وقد أحصنه التزوج.

And a married man, like 'mukrim', and marriage has made him married.

وأحصن: تزوج، وهو محصن، كمسهب.

And he married: he married, and he is married, like 'mus'hib'.

وتحصن: صار حصانا بين التحصن والتحصين.

And he became chaste: he became a stallion between becoming chaste and being made chaste.

وأبو الحصين، كزبير: الثعلب.

And Abu al-Husayn, like 'zubayr': the fox.

وأبو الحصين، كأمير: عثمان بن عاصم، تابعي.

And Abu al-Husayn, like 'amir': Uthman ibn al-As, a follower.

وسموا: حصنا، بالكسر، وكزبير وأمير.

And they were named: Hisn, with kasra, and like Zubayr and Amir.

والحصانيات: طير.

And al-Ḥiṣāniyyāt: birds.

والأحصنة: النصال.

And al-Aḥṣinah: arrowheads.

وهو حصني.

And it is Hisnī.