اللهنة

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to gifts or offerings brought by travelers, particularly upon their return. It also encompasses a specific place name and a tribal designation.

Derived headwords

اللهنةnoun

1.
gift of a travelerboth
What a traveler brings as a gift or offering, especially upon returning from a journey.
2.
necklaceclassical
A necklace, possibly referring to a type of adornment.

ولهنهمverb

1.
they gifted themclassical
They presented them with gifts, particularly upon returning from a journey.

لهمverb

1.
they gifted themclassical
They presented them with gifts, particularly upon returning from a journey.

تلهيناverb

1.
distracts usclassical
It distracts us or occupies our attention, possibly with pleasantries or gifts.

ألهنهverb

1.
to gift someoneclassical
To gift someone, especially upon their arrival from a journey.

أهدى له عند قدومه من سفرverb

1.
to gift upon arrivalclassical
To present a gift to someone upon their return from a journey.

ولهنكparticle

1.
indeedclassical
A word used for emphasis, originally 'li-innaka' (for you are), with the 'n' sound changed to 'h'. It combines the emphasis of 'lam' and 'inna'.

لإنكparticle

1.
for you areclassical
The original form of 'wa-la-hinnaka', meaning 'for you are', used for emphasis.

ألهانname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name in Yemen.
2.
area nameclassical
An area near Medina belonging to the Banu Qurayzah tribe.

بنو ألهانname

1.
tribe nameclassical
The name of a tribe.

Parallel reading

اللهنة، بالضم: ما يهديه المسافر، واللمجة.

Al-lahnah, with dammah: what the traveler gifts, and the necklace.

ولهنهم، و لهم فيهما تلهينا.

And they gifted them, and they (gifts) occupied us with them.

وألهنه: أهدى له عند قدومه من سفر.

And 'alhanahu': he gifted him upon his arrival from a journey.

ولهنك، بكسر الهاء: كلمة تستعمل تأكيدا، أصلها: لإنك، فأبدلت هاء، كإياك وهياك، وإنما جمع بين توكيدين: اللام، وإن، لأن الهمزة لما أبدلت زال لفظ إن، فصارت كأنها شيء آخر.

And 'wa-la-hinnaka', with kasrah on the haa': a word used for emphasis, its origin is 'li-innaka', so the haa' was substituted, like 'iyyaka' and 'hayyaka'. And indeed, two emphatics were combined: the lam and the inna, because when the hamzah was substituted, the pronunciation of 'inna' was lost, making it seem like something else.

وألهان: مخلاف باليمن، وع بنواحي المدينة لبني قريظة.

And 'Alhan': a region in Yemen, and an area near Medina belonging to the Banu Qurayzah.

وبنو ألهان: قبيلة.

And Banu Alhan: a tribe.