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العون

Root entry · 33 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of help, support, and assistance. It extends to related ideas such as cooperation, aiding, and being a helper. The root also encompasses derived meanings related to specific contexts like warfare, animal breeding, and even geographical locations and types of dates.

Derived headwords

العونnoun
  1. 1.
    Helper, supporterboth

    A helper or supporter, used for singular, plural, and feminine forms.

  2. 2.
    Aid, helpboth

    The act or concept of aid or help.

أعواناnoun
  1. 1.
    Helpersboth

    Plural form of 'helper' or 'supporter', with a broken plural form.

العوينnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of helpersclassical

    A collective noun referring to a group of helpers.

استعنتهverb
  1. 1.
    I sought help from himboth

    The past tense verb form indicating seeking help from someone.

أعاننيverb
  1. 1.
    He helped meboth

    The past tense verb form indicating someone helped the speaker.

عوننيverb
  1. 1.
    He helped meclassical

    An alternative past tense verb form indicating someone helped the speaker.

المعانةnoun
  1. 1.
    Help, assistanceboth

    The act or state of helping or assisting.

المعونةnoun
  1. 1.
    Help, aidboth

    A provision of help or aid.

المعونةnoun
  1. 1.
    Help, aidboth

    A provision of help or aid.

تعاونواverb
  1. 1.
    They helped each otherboth

    The past tense verb form indicating mutual assistance among a group.

اعتونواverb
  1. 1.
    They helped each otherclassical

    An alternative past tense verb form indicating mutual assistance among a group.

عاونهverb
  1. 1.
    He helped himboth

    The past tense verb form indicating one person helping another.

معاونةnoun
  1. 1.
    Helping, assistanceboth

    The act of helping or assisting.

عواناnoun
  1. 1.
    Helping, assistanceclassical

    The act of helping or assisting.

المعوانadjective
  1. 1.
    Good at helpingboth

    Describing someone who is good at providing help or assistance.

  2. 2.
    Generous with helpboth

    Describing someone who provides a lot of help.

العوانadjective
  1. 1.
    Experienced (in war)classical

    Referring to wars that have been fought before.

  2. 2.
    Having given birth before (animals)classical

    Referring to female animals (cows, horses) that have had offspring after their first.

  3. 3.
    Previously married (women)classical

    Referring to women who have had a previous husband.

عونnoun
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A place on the coast of the sea of Yemen.

  2. 2.
    Rain-soaked landclassical

    Land that has been rained upon.

بهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Tall palm treeclassical

    A tall palm tree.

  2. 2.
    Small animalclassical

    An animal smaller than a hedgehog.

  3. 3.
    Sand-dwelling wormclassical

    A type of worm found in sand.

  4. 4.
    A water sourceclassical

    A body of water located in Al-Aramah.

العانةnoun
  1. 1.
    Female wild assboth

    A female wild ass (donkey).

  2. 2.
    Herd of wild assesclassical

    A herd of wild asses.

  3. 3.
    Hair of the kneeclassical

    The hair around the knee.

استعانverb
  1. 1.
    He shavedclassical

    To shave, specifically referring to shaving the knee area.

ةnoun
  1. 1.
    A place nameclassical

    A location on the Euphrates river, associated with wine.

عانتverb
  1. 1.
    She became previously marriedclassical

    The past tense verb form indicating a woman became 'Awan' (previously married).

تعويناverb
  1. 1.
    She became previously marriedclassical

    The past tense verb form indicating a woman became 'Awan' (previously married).

أبو عونnoun
  1. 1.
    A type of dateclassical

    A specific variety of date.

  2. 2.
    Saltclassical

    A type of salt.

بئر معونةname
  1. 1.
    Bir Ma'unahclassical

    A well located near Medina, historically significant.

التعوينnoun
  1. 1.
    Frequent braying of a donkeyclassical

    The excessive braying of a male donkey towards its hindquarters.

  2. 2.
    Interfering in someone's shareclassical

    The act of intruding upon or interfering in another person's allotted portion or share.

عوائنnoun
  1. 1.
    A mountainclassical

    A mountain named 'Awain'.

المتعاونةadjective
  1. 1.
    Elderly womanclassical

    A woman who is advanced in age.

عونname
  1. 1.
    A nameboth

    A proper name.

عوينname
  1. 1.
    A nameboth

    A proper name.

عوانةname
  1. 1.
    A nameboth

    A proper name.

معينname
  1. 1.
    A nameboth

    A proper name.

معينname
  1. 1.
    A nameboth

    A proper name.

Parallel reading

الظهير، للواحد والجمع، والمونث، ويكسر أعوانا.
The supporter, for singular, plural, and feminine, and its broken plural is 'a'wana'.
والعوين: اسم للجمع.
And 'al-'awin': a collective noun for the group.
واستعنته، و به فأعانني وعونني، والاسم: العون، والمعانة والمعونة والمعونة والمعون.
And I sought help from him, and through him he helped me and 'awwanani', and the noun is: 'al-'awn', and 'al-mu'anah', 'al-ma'unah', 'al-ma'unah', and 'al-ma'un'.
وتعاونوا واعتونوا: أعان بعضهم بعضا.
And they cooperated and 'i'tawanu': they helped each other.
وعاونه معاونة وعوانا: أعانه.
And he helped him with 'mu'awanah' and 'a'wanan': he helped him.
والمعوان: الحسن المعونة، أو كثيرها.
And 'al-mi'wan': the good at providing help, or abundant in it.
والعوان، كسحاب، من الحروب: التي قوتل فيها مرة، و من البقر والخيل: التي نتجت بعد بطنها البكر، و من النساء: التي كان لها زوج: ج: عون، بالضم، ود بساحل بحر اليمن، والأرض الممطورة، وبهاء: النخلة الطويلة، ودابة دون القنفذ، ودودة في الرمل، وماء بالعرمة.
And 'al-'awan', like 'sahab', from wars: those fought before; and from cows and horses: those that have given birth after their first; and from women: those who have had a husband: plural: 'awn', with dammah, and a place on the coast of the sea of Yemen, and rain-soaked land, and 'bahaa': the tall palm tree, an animal smaller than a hedgehog, a worm in the sand, and water in Al-'Aramah.
والعانة: الأتان، والقطيع من حمر الوحش ج: عون، بالضم، وشعر الركب، واستعان: حلقه، وة على الفرات، ينسب إليها الخمر العانية، وكواكب بيض أسفل من السعود.
And 'al-'anah': the female wild ass, and the herd of wild asses, plural: 'awn', with dammah, and the hair of the knee, and 'ista'ana': he shaved it, and a place on the Euphrates, to which the 'aniyah' wine is attributed, and white stars below the Sa'ud constellations.
وعانت المرأة وعونت تعوينا: صارت عوانا.
And the woman 'a'anat' and 'a'awwanat' with 'ta'winan': she became 'a'awanah'.
وأبو عون، بالضم: التمر، والملح.
And 'Abu 'Awn', with dammah: dates, and salt.
وبئر معونة، بضم العين: قرب المدينة.
And 'Bi'r Ma'unah', with dammah on the 'ayn': near the city.
والتعوين: كثرة بوك الحمار لعانته، وأن تدخل على غيرك في نصيبه.
And 'al-ta'win': the frequent braying of a donkey towards its hindquarters, and entering into another's share.
والمتعاونة: المرأة الطاعنة في السن.
And 'al-muta'awinah': the woman advanced in age.
وعون وعوين وعوانة ومعين ومعين: أسماء.
And 'Awn', 'Uwayn', 'Awanah', 'Mu'in', and 'Mu'in': are names.