هدن

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns stillness, quietude, and peace. It extends to concepts of appeasement, reconciliation, and a state of calm or rest. It can also denote a lack of vigor or a slowing down, and in some contexts, signifies foolishness or cowardice.

Derived headwords

هدنverb

1.
to be stillboth
To become quiet, calm, or still.
2.
to make stillboth
To cause something or someone to become still or quiet.
3.
to appeaseboth
To pacify or appease a child, making them content.
4.
to buryclassical
To inter or bury a deceased person.
5.
to killclassical
To slay or kill someone.

هدوناnoun

1.
stillnessboth
The state of being still, quiet, or calm.

الهدنةnoun

1.
light rainclassical
A gentle, light, and infrequent rain.
2.
peace treatyboth
A truce or peace agreement, a state of reconciliation.
3.
tranquilityboth
A state of peace, rest, and tranquility.

المهادنةnoun

1.
reconciliationboth
The act or state of reconciling, making peace.

الدعةnoun

1.
tranquilityboth
A state of peace, rest, and ease.

السكونnoun

1.
stillnessboth
The state of being still, quiet, and motionless.

المهدنةnoun

1.
tranquilityboth
A state of peace, rest, and tranquility.

الهدونnoun

1.
stillnessboth
The state of being still, quiet, or calm.

تهادنverb

1.
to be straightclassical
To be upright, correct, or in good order.

الهيدانadjective

1.
cowardlyclassical
A person who is cowardly and lacks courage.
2.
stingy foolclassical
A person who is both stingy and foolish.

الهدانadjective

1.
slow-wittedclassical
A person who is foolish and slow to understand.

الهدنnoun

1.
fertilityclassical
A state of abundance and fertility, especially of land.

انهدنverb

1.
to falterclassical
To weaken or falter in one's resolve or determination.

أهدنverb

1.
to conditionclassical
To train horses to be lean and fit, preparing them for endurance.

مهدنadjective

1.
conditionedclassical
Describing a horse that has been trained to be lean and has hidden its speed.

هدنهverb

1.
to slow downclassical
To slow someone down or make them hesitant.
2.
to calmclassical
To pacify or calm someone.

Parallel reading

سكن، وأسكن

to be still, and to make still

والصبي: أرضاه، كهدنه

and the child: to appease him, like pacifying him

ودفن، وقتل

and to bury, and to kill

والهدنة: المطر الضعيف القليل

And al-hudnah: the weak, little rain

وبالضم: المصالحة، كالمهادنة

And with dammah: reconciliation, like al-muhadanah

والدعة، والسكون، كالمهدنة والهدون

and tranquility, and stillness, like al-mahdana and al-hudun

وتهادن: استقام

And tahadana: to be straight/correct

والهيدان: الجبان، والبخيل الأحمق

And al-haydan: the coward, and the stingy fool

والهدان، ككتاب: الأحمق الثقيل

And al-hiddan, like kitab: the heavy/slow-witted fool

والهدن، بالكسر: الخصب

And al-hidn, with kasrah: fertility

وانهَدَن عن عزمه: فتر

And inhadana from his resolve: he faltered

وأهدن الخيل: أضمرها

And ahdana the horses: he made them lean/fit

وفرس مهدن، كمحسن: كتم جريا لم يظهره

And a conditioned horse, like muhsin: it hid its running which it did not show

وهدنه تهدينا: ثبطه، وسكنه

And hadanahu tahdina: to slow him down, and to calm him