← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

التوحن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of the belly, humility, and destruction. It also extends to describe a specific type of mud and a state of being apprehensive or fearful.

Derived headwords

التَوَحُّنnoun
  1. 1.
    bellyclassical

    The anatomical region of the abdomen.

  2. 2.
    humiliationclassical

    A state of being brought low or degraded.

  3. 3.
    destructionclassical

    The state of ruin or annihilation.

الوَحْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    slippery mudclassical

    A type of mud that is smooth and easily slips.

وَحَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be apprehensiveclassical

    To feel fear or anxiety about a future event.

أَحَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be apprehensiveclassical

    To feel fear or anxiety about a future event.

كَوَجِلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be fearfulclassical

    To experience a strong feeling of fear or dread.

Parallel reading

عظم البطن
the belly
والذل
and humiliation
والهلاك
and destruction
والوحنة: الطين المذلق
And al-waḥnah: the slippery mud.
ووحن عليه، كوجل: أحن
And waḥana upon him, like wajila: aḥana.