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حذن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to the ears, specifically their shape or perhaps their function of hearing. It is primarily used in classical Arabic to refer to the ears themselves.

Derived headwords

الحُذْنَتَانnoun
  1. 1.
    the earsclassical

    This is a dual noun referring to the two ears. The pronunciation is with dammah and shaddah on the 'ذ'.

Parallel reading

الحذنتان: الأذنان، بالضم والتشديد.
Al-hudhnatān: the two ears, with dammah and shaddah.
وأنشد أبو عبيد: يا ابن التى حذنتاها باع
And Abu Ubayd recited: O son of her whose ears were wide.