خنن

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds and sensations emanating from the nose, including nasal sounds, speech impediments, and physical conditions affecting the nose. It also extends to concepts of intimacy and protection.

Derived headwords

الخنةnoun

1.
like a nasal soundboth
like a nasal sound

الغنةnoun

1.
nasalizationboth
The quality of a sound being nasal, produced by air passing through the nose.

الأخنnoun

1.
like someone with a nasal voiceboth
like someone with a nasal voice

خنnoun

1.
nasal soundclassical
Plural of al-akhn, referring to nasal sounds.

المخnoun

1.
that which is in the boneboth
that which is in the bone

المخنةnoun

1.
noseboth
The nose, another term for the nose.

مخنةnoun

1.
food sourceclassical
Something eaten by someone; a source of sustenance.
2.
protected groupclassical
The protected people or family members of a group.

خننتverb

1.
to extract graduallyclassical
To extract something from a substance little by little.

الخنينnoun

1.
nasal cryboth
A cry or sound made through the nose, similar to weeping.
2.
nasal laughterboth
Laughter that is produced through the nose.

خنverb

1.
to make a nasal soundboth
To produce a sound through the nose, as in weeping or laughing nasally.

يخنverb

1.
to make a nasal soundboth
He makes a nasal sound (present tense of خن).

الخنخنةnoun

1.
muffled speechboth
Speaking indistinctly, with the voice muffled in the nostrils.

الخنانnoun

1.
nasal ailmentboth
A disease affecting the nose.
2.
bird throat ailmentclassical
A disease affecting the throats of birds.

Parallel reading

الخنة كالغنة

Al-khannah is like al-ghunnah.

والأخن: الأغن، والجمع خن

And al-akhn: the nasal sound, and its plural is khunn.

جارية ليست من الوخشن ولا من السود القصار الخن

A young woman who is not coarse, nor among the short black women with a nasal sound.

والمخنة: الانف

And al-makhnah: the nose.

وفلان مخنة لفلان، أي مأكلة له

And so-and-so is a makhnah for so-and-so, meaning a food source for him.

ومخنة القوم: حريمهم

And the makhnah of a people: their protected family.

وخننت الجلة، إذا استخرجت منها شيئا بعد شئ

And you extract from the dung heap, if you extract something from it bit by bit.

والخنين كالبكاء في الانف والضحك في الأنف

And al-khaneen is like weeping through the nose and laughing through the nose.

وقد خن يخن

And he has made a nasal sound, he makes a nasal sound.

والخنخنة: أن لا يبين كلامه فيخنخن في خياشيمه

And al-khankhanah: that his speech is not clear, so he speaks muffled in his nostrils.

والخنان: داء يأخذ في الأنف

And al-khanaan: a disease that affects the nose.

والخنان أيضا: داء يأخذ الطير في حلوقها

And al-khanaan also: a disease that affects birds in their throats.