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العهنة

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of bending, breaking, or weakness, particularly concerning physical objects like a penis or a branch. It also extends to meanings of poverty, stillness, and specific plants or parts of plants.

Derived headwords

العَهْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bending of the penisclassical

    The bending of the penis, or its breaking, or bending without complete severance.

عَهَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to bendclassical

    To bend, referring to the penis.

العِهْنnoun
  1. 1.
    red-flowered treeclassical

    A tree that has a red flower.

  2. 2.
    woolboth

    A piece of wool, or dyed wool.

عُهُونnoun
  1. 1.
    wool (pl.)both

    Plural of عِهْن, referring to wool.

الإِحْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    hatredclassical

    A variant pronunciation or reading of الإحنة, meaning hatred or malice.

العَاهِنnoun
  1. 1.
    poor personclassical

    A poor person.

  2. 2.
    accumulated wealthclassical

    Wealth that has been accumulated over time.

  3. 3.
    residentclassical

    Someone who is present and residing in a place.

  4. 4.
    sluggish personclassical

    Someone who is relaxed and lazy.

  5. 5.
    palm frondsclassical

    The palm fronds whose core is soft and pliable.

  6. 6.
    veins in the wombclassical

    Veins located in the womb of a female camel.

  7. 7.
    human limbsclassical

    The limbs or extremities of a human being.

عَوَاهِنnoun
  1. 1.
    palm fronds (pl.)classical

    Plural of عاهن, referring to pliable palm fronds.

تَعَهَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to resideclassical

    To reside or dwell in the Hijaz region.

عَهَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to stayclassical

    To stay or remain in a place.

  2. 2.
    to go outclassical

    To go out or depart, the opposite of staying.

  3. 3.
    to be diligentclassical

    To find success or benefit in one's work.

  4. 4.
    to promiseclassical

    To make a promise or covenant.

  5. 5.
    to hastenclassical

    To hasten something for someone, to bring it to them quickly.

  6. 6.
    to dry outclassical

    Referring to palm fronds drying out.

العَيْهَبُونnoun
  1. 1.
    fragrant plantclassical

    A type of fragrant plant.

عِهْن مَالadjective
  1. 1.
    good at managingclassical

    Describing someone who is good at managing or taking care of property or wealth.

عَاهَانname
  1. 1.
    poet's nameclassical

    The name of a poet, 'Ahan bin Ka'b.

العُهَانnoun
  1. 1.
    base of a basketclassical

    The base or foundation of a basket.

بَنُو عُهَيْنَةname
  1. 1.
    extinct tribeclassical

    The name of a tribe that has become extinct.

Parallel reading

العَهْنَة، بالضم: تثني القضيب، أو انكساره، أو بلا بينونة
Al-'ahnah, with dammah: the bending of the penis, or its breaking, or bending without complete severance.
والقطعة من العهن، للصوف، أو المصبوغ ألوانا
And the piece of 'ihn, for wool, or dyed in colors.
والعاهن: الفقير، والمال التالد، والحاضر، والمقيم الثابت، والمسترخي الكسلان
And Al-'ahin: the poor person, and the accumulated wealth, and the present resident, and the relaxed lazy one.
ولواحد العواهن، للسعفات التي يلين القلبة
And for the singular of Al-'awahin, referring to the palm fronds whose core is soft.
ولعروق في رحم الناقة
And for veins in the womb of the she-camel.
ولجوارح الإنسان
And for the limbs of a human.
ورمى الكلام على عواهنه، أي: لم يبال أصاب أم أخطأ
And he spoke carelessly, meaning: he did not care whether he hit or missed.
وتعهن، مثلثة الأول مكسورة الهاء: ع بالحجاز
And ta'ahhan, with the first letter having three vowels and the ha' being kasrah: to dwell in the Hijaz.
وعهن، كنصر: أقام، وخرج، ضد
And 'ahan, like nasara: he stayed, and he went out, opposites.
ووجد في العمل
And he found success in the work.
وعهد
And he made a covenant.
وله مراده: عجله له
And for him his desire: he hastened it for him.
والسعف: يبست
And the palm fronds: they dried out.
وهو عهن مال، بالكسر: حسن القيام عليه
And he is 'ihn mal, with kasrah: good at managing it.
وعاهان بن كعب: شاعر
'Ahan bin Ka'b: a poet.
والعهان، ككتاب: أصل الكباسة
And Al-'uhhan, like kitab: the base of the basket.
وبنو عهينة، كجهينة: قبيلة درجوا
And Banu 'Uhaynah, like Juhaynah: a tribe that has passed away.