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خن

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root خن primarily relates to concepts of cutting, taking, and extracting. It also extends to meanings of constriction, narrowness, and enclosed spaces, as well as unpleasantness or foulness. Figuratively, it can denote a state of well-being or prosperity.

Derived headwords

خَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to cutclassical

    To cut a trunk or log.

  2. 2.
    to takeclassical

    To take someone's property or wealth.

  3. 3.
    to extractclassical

    To extract something from a basket or container little by little.

  4. 4.
    to violateclassical

    To tread upon or violate the sanctity of a people's womenfolk (حريمهم).

مَخَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    narrow placeclassical

    A narrow part of a valley.

  2. 2.
    water outletclassical

    The place where water flows out from a stream.

  3. 3.
    road entranceclassical

    The entrance or mouth of a road.

  4. 4.
    courtyardclassical

    The central part of a house or its courtyard.

  5. 5.
    food sourceclassical

    Something that is eaten by someone; a source of sustenance.

  6. 6.
    clear pastureclassical

    Abundant and clear pasture land.

مَخْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nasal soundclassical

    A nasal sound, or the sound produced in the nose.

  2. 2.
    prominent noseclassical

    The nose or the tip of the nose.

مَخْنَة لِفُلَانnoun
  1. 1.
    sustenance for someoneclassical

    A source of food or sustenance for a particular person.

خُنَّةname
  1. 1.
    female nameclassical

    The name of Khunna, sister of Yahya ibn Aktham, wife of Muhammad ibn Nasr al-Marwazi.

خِنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    foreskinclassical

    The foreskin, or something similar to it, or worse than it.

  2. 2.
    nasal soundclassical

    A nasal sound, or a sound produced in the nose.

أَخَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to buryclassical

    To bury something or someone. The passive form is 'ma'khnun'.

مَخْنُونadjective
  1. 1.
    buriedclassical

    Buried; interred. This is the passive participle of 'akhanna'.

خَنِينadjective
  1. 1.
    nasalclassical

    A sound made in the nose, like a suppressed cry or laugh.

خَنَّ يَخِنُّverb
  1. 1.
    to make a nasal soundclassical

    To make a sound in the nose, similar to crying or laughing nasally.

مِسَنّadjective
  1. 1.
    tallclassical

    Tall. It is noted that this is not a misspelling of 'makhn'.

كَسَحَابnoun
  1. 1.
    prosperityclassical

    Prosperity, well-being, or abundance.

كَكِتَابnoun
  1. 1.
    circumcisionclassical

    Circumcision.

كَغُرَابnoun
  1. 1.
    bird diseaseclassical

    A disease affecting birds in their throats.

  2. 2.
    eye ailmentclassical

    An ailment affecting the eyes.

  3. 3.
    camel coldclassical

    A cold or respiratory illness affecting camels.

الخَنَانnoun
  1. 1.
    plague of deathclassical

    A time of widespread death, particularly affecting camels, as in the era of Al-Mundhir ibn Ma' al-Sama'.

خَنْخَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    muffled speechclassical

    Speaking indistinctly, with sounds muffled in the nasal passages.

خِنّnoun
  1. 1.
    empty shipclassical

    An empty ship or vessel.

خَنَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    old bullclassical

    An old, large, and strong bull.

سَنَة مَخِنَةadjective
  1. 1.
    fertile yearclassical

    A fertile or prosperous year, characterized by abundance.

مُخَنَّةadjective
  1. 1.
    fertile yearclassical

    A fertile or prosperous year, characterized by abundance.

اِسْتَخَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to become foulclassical

    To become foul-smelling or putrid, used for a well.

Parallel reading

خَنَّ الجذع: قطعه
To cut the trunk: to cut it.
و ماله: أخذه
And his property: to take it.
و الجلة: استخرج منها شيئا بعد شيء
And the basket: to extract something from it little by little.
و القوم: وطئ مخنتهم، أي: حريمهم
And the people: to tread upon their sacred women, i.e., their inviolable women.
والمخنة أيضا: مضيق الوادي
And the narrow place is also: the narrow part of the valley.
ومصب الماء من التلعة
And the outlet of water from the stream.
وفوهة الطريق
And the entrance of the road.
ووسط الدار، والفناء
And the middle of the house, and the courtyard.
والأنف أو طرفه
And the nose or its tip.
والغنة، والمحجة البينة، وعفو المرعى
And the nasal sound, and the clear path, and abundant pasture.
وفلان مخنة لفلان: مأكلة له
And so-and-so is a sustenance for so-and-so: food for him.
وخنة: أخت يحيى بن أكثم، زوجة محمد بن نصر المروزي
And Khunna: the sister of Yahya ibn Aktham, wife of Muhammad ibn Nasr al-Marwazi.
وبالضم: الغرلة، والغنة، أو شبهها، أو فوقها، أو أقبح منها
And with the damma: the foreskin, and the nasal sound, or something similar to it, or worse than it.
والأخن: الأغن ج: خن
And Al-Akhann: the tall one, plural: Khunn.
والخنين: كالبكاء أو الضحك في الأنف، وقد خن يخن
And Al-Khanin: like crying or laughing in the nose, and he makes a nasal sound, he makes a nasal sound.
وكمسن: الطويل، وليس بتصحيف مخن
And Misann: the tall one, and it is not a misspelling of Makhn.
وكغراب: داء يأخذ الطير في حلوقها، وفي العين، وزكام للإبل
And like Ghurab: a disease that affects birds in their throats, and in the eye, and a cold for camels.
وزمن الخنان: كان في عهد المنذر بن ماء السماء، وماتت الإبل منه
And the time of Al-Khanan: it was during the reign of Al-Mundhir ibn Ma' al-Sama', and camels died from it.
والخنخنة: أن لا يبين في كلامه، فيخنخن في خياشيمه
And Al-Khankhana: that he does not speak clearly, so he makes sounds in his nostrils.
والخن، بالكسر: السفينة الفارغة
And Al-Khinn, with the kasra: the empty ship.
وأخنه الله: أجنه، فهو مخنون
And Allah buried him: He interred him, so he is buried.
والخننة، كحممة: الثور المسن الضخم
And Al-Khanana, like Humma: the old, large bull.
وسنة مخنة، كمجنة، ومخننة، كمحدثة: مخصبة
And a fertile year, like Mujanna, and Mukhannana, like Muhaddatha: fertile.
واستخنت البئر: أنتنت
And the well became foul: it became putrid.