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حنث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sin, transgression, and breaking oaths. It also extends to religious devotion, asceticism, and abstaining from sin.

Derived headwords

الحِنْثnoun
  1. 1.
    sin and transgressionboth

    sin and transgression

  2. 2.
    breaking an oathboth

    breaking an oath

حَنَثَverb
  1. 1.
    with a kasra, ḥinth with a kasra on the ḥāʾboth

    with a kasra, ḥinth with a kasra on the ḥāʾ

أَحْنَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to break an oathclassical

    To cause someone to break their oath or vow.

تَحَنَّثَverb
  1. 1.
    he worshipped and shunned idols, like 'taḥannafa'both

    he worshipped and shunned idols, like 'taḥannafa'

  2. 2.
    also 'taḥannatha' from something means he considered it a sinboth

    also 'taḥannatha' from something means he considered it a sin

تَحَنُّثnoun
  1. 1.
    he worshipped and shunned idols, like 'taḥannafa'both

    he worshipped and shunned idols, like 'taḥannafa'

  2. 2.
    also 'taḥannatha' from something means he considered it a sinboth

    also 'taḥannatha' from something means he considered it a sin

Parallel reading

الحنث: الإثم والذنب.
Al-ḥinth: sin and guilt.
بلغ الغلام الحنث أي المعصية والطاعة.
The boy reached the stage of sin, meaning disobedience and obedience.
والحنث: الخلف في اليمين.
And al-ḥinth: breaking an oath.
أحنثت الرجل في يمينه فحنث، أي لم يبر فيها.
I caused the man to break his oath, so he broke it, meaning he did not fulfill it.
وتحنث، أي تعبد واعتزل الأصنام مثل تحنف.
And taḥannatha, meaning he worshipped and withdrew from idols, like taḥannafa.
وفي الحديث أنه كان يأتي غار حراء فيتحنث فيه.
And in the hadith, it is mentioned that he used to go to the cave of Hira and worship there.
وفلان يتحنث من كذا، أي يتأثم منه.
And so-and-so avoids such-and-such, meaning he sins from it.