الحنين

Root entry · 45 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to longing, yearning, and intense emotions, often accompanied by crying or vocalization. It extends to concepts of mercy, sustenance, awe, and even madness or delusion. The root also encompasses various specific terms for animals, plants, places, and historical figures.

Derived headwords

حنّverb

1.
to longboth
To feel intense longing or yearning for something or someone.
2.
to be movedboth
To be emotionally stirred, often to the point of crying, by sadness or joy.

حنينnoun

1.
longingboth
A strong feeling of yearning or desire, often accompanied by sadness.
2.
intense cryingclassical
Severe or intense weeping.
3.
joyful emotionclassical
A state of emotional excitement or rapture, which can stem from happiness.
4.
vocalization of emotionclassical
A sound produced due to strong emotion, whether of sadness or joy.

استطربverb

1.
to be moved by musicclassical
To be emotionally affected or delighted by music or singing.

حانٍadjective

1.
longingclassical
One who feels longing or yearning.

مُستَحِنّadjective

1.
longingclassical
One who feels longing or yearning.

تَحِنّverb

1.
to feel longingclassical
To experience longing or yearning.

الحَانَةnoun

1.
she-camelclassical
A female camel.

المُستَحِنّnoun

1.
she-camelclassical
A female camel.

الحَنَانَةnoun

1.
bowclassical
A bow, or the part of a bow that makes a sound.
2.
female camel remembering mateclassical
A female camel that had a mate and remembers him, feeling longing.

حَنَتverb

1.
to make a soundclassical
The bow made a sound.

أَحَنَّهَاverb

1.
its owner made it soundclassical
Its owner caused the bow to make a sound.

الحَنَانnoun

1.
mercyboth
Compassion, kindness, and mercy.
2.
sustenanceclassical
Provision or sustenance.
3.
blessingclassical
Divine blessing or favor.
4.
aweclassical
Reverence, awe, or dignity.
5.
tenderness of heartclassical
Softness or tenderness of the heart.
6.
long-lasting evilclassical
A prolonged period of evil or misfortune.

حَنَانname

1.
God's protectionclassical
An expression meaning 'God's protection' or 'May God protect'.

الحَنَّانname

1.
the Mercifulboth
One of the names of God, meaning the Most Merciful.
2.
the forgivingclassical
God, who turns to those who turn away from Him.
3.
whistling arrowclassical
An arrow that makes a whistling sound when shot.
4.
clear pathclassical
A clear or well-trodden path.
5.
poetclassical
A poet from the tribe of Juhaynah.
6.
horseclassical
A famous horse belonging to the Arabs.
7.
nicknameclassical
A nickname for Asad bin Nuwas.

خَمْس حَنَانphrase

1.
very fastclassical
Describing something that is extremely fast, to the point of producing a sound of longing due to its speed.

أَبْرَقَ الحَنَانname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name, possibly referring to a location known for lightning or a specific geographical feature.

الحَنَّانِيّname

1.
a narratorclassical
A title for Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Sahl al-Hanani, a hadith narrator.

الحِنَّاءnoun

1.
hennaboth
The plant used for dyeing hair and skin, or the dye itself.

الحِنّnoun

1.
a tribe of jinnclassical
A group of jinn, specifically described as black, blind dogs, or as weak and base jinn.
2.
creatures between jinn and humansclassical
Beings that are neither fully jinn nor fully human.

الحَنّnoun

1.
compassionclassical
Affection, tenderness, or compassion.
2.
madnessclassical
Madness or insanity.

حَنَّ عَنِّيverb

1.
to refrain fromclassical
To cease, desist, or turn away from something.

الحُنّnoun

1.
Banu Hannclassical
A tribe known as Banu Hann, from the lineage of 'Adhra.

الحَنَّةnoun

1.
paradiseclassical
Paradise or the Garden.

المَحْنُونadjective

1.
epilepticclassical
One who is suffering from epilepsy or a seizure.
2.
madclassical
One who is insane or possessed.

تَحَنَّنَverb

1.
to show mercyboth
To show mercy or compassion towards someone.

حَنَانِيكinterjection

1.
have mercy on meclassical
An expression urging someone to show mercy repeatedly, like 'Have mercy on me, again and again'.

حَنَّةname

1.
Mary's motherboth
The name of the mother of Mary, peace be upon her.
2.
wifeclassical
A man's wife.
3.
camel's cryclassical
The cry or bellow of a camel.
4.
ancestorclassical
The father of Amr, a companion, or the grandfather of Hamd bin Abdullah al-Mu'abbir.
5.
ancestorclassical
The grandfather of Muhammad bin Abi al-Qasim bin Ali, and Hibat Allah bin Muhammad bin Hibat Allah.

حَنَّهُverb

1.
to turn awayclassical
To deter, turn away, or prevent someone from something.

الحَنُونadjective

1.
windclassical
A wind that makes a sound like camels groaning.
2.
motherclassical
A married woman who is tender towards her children, so that the husband takes care of them.

كَتَنُّورnoun

1.
flowerclassical
The blossom of any tree, or a specific type of flower.

حَنَّنَتverb

1.
to blossomclassical
The tree produced blossoms or flowers.

حَنُونَةname

1.
a nicknameclassical
A nickname for Yusuf bin Ya'qub, a narrator.

أَحَنَّverb

1.
to errclassical
To make a mistake or err.

حُنَيْنَنname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name between Ta'if and Mecca.
2.
a shoemakerclassical
The name of a shoemaker involved in a famous anecdote about a lost camel and shoes.

الحُنَيْنِيَّانname

1.
narratorsclassical
A title for Muhammad ibn al-Husayn and Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Hunaynīyān, both hadith narrators.

حُنَيْنname

1.
monthsclassical
Names for the months Jumada al-Awwal and Jumada al-Akhir.

يُحَنَّةname

1.
a kingclassical
The name of Ibn Radhah, king of Ayla, who made peace with the Prophet.

فَحُنِّنَverb

1.
to cry out 'Allahu Akbar'classical
To cry out 'Allahu Akbar' (God is Greatest), often in joy or triumph.

حَنْحَنَverb

1.
to feel compassionclassical
To feel compassion or tenderness.

الحَنَنnoun

1.
dung beetleclassical
A dung beetle.

الحُنُنname

1.
a tribeclassical
A tribe from 'Adhra.

حَنَّانَةname

1.
a shepherd's nameclassical
The name of a shepherd.

حُنَيْنَاءname

1.
a place nameclassical
A place name in Syria.

حَنِيّname

1.
a narratorclassical
A title for Ali bin Ahmad bin Hani and Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hani, hadith narrators.

بَنُو حَنَّاname

1.
a familyclassical
A family or lineage from Egypt.

Parallel reading

الحنين: الشوق، وشدة البكاء، والطرب، أو صوت الطرب عن حزن أو فرح.

Al-hanin: longing, intense crying, joy, or the sound of joy from sadness or happiness.

حن يحن حنينا: استطرب، فهو حان، كاستحن وتحان.

Hanna, yahinnu, haninan: to be moved by music, so he is hanin, like istahanna and tahanna.

والحانة: الناقة، كالمستحن.

And al-hanah: the she-camel, like al-mustahinn.

والحانانة: القوس، أو المصوتة منها، وقد حنت، وأحنها صاحبها.

And al-hananah: the bow, or the part of it that makes a sound, and it made a sound, and its owner made it sound.

والحانان، كسحاب: الرحمة، والرزق، والبركة، والهيبة، والوقار، ورقة القلب، والشر الطويل.

And al-hanan, like suhab: mercy, sustenance, blessing, awe, dignity, tenderness of heart, and long-lasting evil.

وحنان الله، أي: معاذ الله.

And Hanan Allah, meaning: God's protection.

وكشداد: من يحن إلى الشيء، واسم ms1657 الله تعالى، ومعناه: الرحيم، أو الذي يقبل على من أعرض عنه، والسهم يصوت إذا نقرته بين إصبعيك، والواضح من الطرق، وشاعر من جهينة، وفرس للعرب م، ولقب أسد بن نواس.

And like shaddad: one who longs for something, and a name of God Almighty, meaning: the Merciful, or He who turns to those who turn away from Him, and an arrow that whistles when you flick it between your fingers, and a clear path, and a poet from Juhaynah, and a horse of the Arabs, and a nickname for Asad bin Nuwas.

ومحمد بن إبراهيم بن سهل الحناني: محدث.

And Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Sahl al-Hanani: a hadith narrator.

والحان، بالكسر مشددة: الحناء.

And al-hinnāʾ, with a kasra and shadda: henna.

والحن، بالكسر: حي من الجن، منهم الكلاب السود البهم، أو سفلة الجن وضعفاؤهم، أو كلابهم، أو خلق بين الجن والإنس، وبالفتح: الإشفاق، أو الجنون، ومصدر حن عني شرك: كفه واصرفه، وبالضم: بنو حن، حي من عذرة.

And al-hinn, with a kasra: a tribe of jinn, among them black, blind dogs, or the base and weak of jinn, or their dogs, or creatures between jinn and humans, and with a fatha: compassion, or madness, and the masdar of hanna 'an 'irki: to cease and turn away, and with a damma: Banu Hann, a tribe of 'Adhra.

والحنة، ويفتح: الجنة.

And al-hanah, and with a fatha: Paradise.

والمحنون: المصروع، أو المجنون.

And al-mahnun: the epileptic, or the mad.

وتحنن: ترحم.

And tahannana: to show mercy.

وحنانيك، أي: تحنن علي مرة بعد مرة، وحنانا بعد حنان.

And hananīk, meaning: show mercy to me again and again, and mercy after mercy.

وحنة: أم مريم، عليها السلام، و من الرجل: زوجته، و من البعير: رغاؤه، ووالد عمرو الصحابي، وجد حمد بن عبد الله المعبر، وجد والد محمد بن أبي القاسم بن علي، وهبة الله بن محمد بن هبة الله.

And Hannah: the mother of Mary, peace be upon her, and from a man: his wife, and from a camel: its cry, and the father of Amr the companion, and the grandfather of Hamd bin Abdullah al-Mu'abbir, and the grandfather of Muhammad bin Abi al-Qasim bin Ali, and Hibat Allah bin Muhammad bin Hibat Allah.

وحنه: صده، وصرفه.

And hanahu: to deter him, and turn him away.

والحنون: الريح لها حنين كالإبل، والمتزوجة رقة على ولدها ليقوم الزوج بهم.

And al-hanun: the wind that has a sound like camels, and the married woman who is tender towards her child so that the husband takes care of them.

وكتنور: الفاغية، أو نور كل شجر.

And katanur: the blossom, or the flower of every tree.

وحننت الشجرة تحنينا: نورت.

And the tree hannanat tahnīnan: it blossomed.

وأحن: أخطأ.

And ahanna: to err.

وحنينن، كزبير: ع بين الطائف ومكة، واسم ويمنع، وإسكاف ساومه أعرابي بخفين، فلم يشتره، فغاظه، وعلق أحد الخفين في طريقه، وتقدم، وطرح الآخر، وكمن له.

And Hunaynān, like Zubayr: a place between Ta'if and Mecca, and a name, and a shoemaker was bartering with a Bedouin over two shoes, and he did not buy them, so it angered him, and he hung one shoe on his path, and went ahead, and threw the other, and lay in wait for him.

فرأى الأول، فقال: ما أشبهه بخف حنين، ولو كان معه آخر، لأخذته.

So he saw the first, and said: How it resembles the shoe of Hunayn, and if there were another with it, I would have taken it.

فعقل بعيره، ورجع إلى الأول، فذهب حنين ببعيره.

So he tethered his camel, and returned to the first, and Hunayn took his camel.

وجاء الأعرابي إلى الحي بخفي حنين، فذهب مثلا.

And the Bedouin came to the tribe with the shoes of Hunayn, and it became a proverb.

ومحمد ابن الحسين، وإسحاق بن إبراهيم الحنينيان: محدثان.

And Muhammad ibn al-Husayn, and Ishaq ibn Ibrahim al-Hunaynīyān: two hadith narrators.

وحنين، كأمير وسكيت وباللام فيهما: اسمان لجمادى الأولى والآخرة ج: أحنة وحنون وحنائن.

And Hunayn, like Amir and Sukkīt, and with a lam in both: two names for Jumada al-Awwal and al-Akhir, plural: aḥnah, ḥanūn, and ḥanāʾin.

ويحنة، بضم أوله وفتح الباقي: ابن رذبة ملك أيلة، صالحه النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، على أهل جرباء وأذرح.

And Yuhannah, with a damma at the beginning and fatha for the rest: the son of Radhah, king of Ayla, whom the Prophet, peace be upon him, made peace with regarding the people of Jarba' and Adhruh.

وحمل فحنن، أي: هلل وكذب.

And he carried, and faḥuninna, meaning: he cried out 'Allahu Akbar' and lied.

وحنحن: أشفق.

And hanhana: to feel compassion.

والحنن، محركة: الجعل.

And al-hanan, with haraka: the dung beetle.

والحنن، بالضم: أبو حي من عذرة.

And al-hunun, with a damma: the father of a tribe from 'Adhra.

وحنانة: اسم راع.

And Hananah: the name of a shepherd.

وحنيناء: ع بالشام.

And Hunayna': a place in Syria.

وعلي بن أحمد ابن حني، وأحمد بن محمد بن حني، بكسر النون المشددة: محدثان.

And Ali bin Ahmad ibn Hani, and Ahmad bin Muhammad ibn Hani, with a kasra on the shaddad nun: two hadith narrators.

وبنو حنا، بالكسر والقصر: من كتاب مصر.

And Banu Hanna, with a kasra and qasr: from the scribes of Egypt.