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سحن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns appearance, form, and pleasantness of aspect. It extends to good conduct and companionship, and also to the act of breaking or crushing, particularly stones.

Derived headwords

السُّحْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    with two fatḥas: the appearance, formboth

    with two fatḥas: the appearance, form

السُّحْنَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Appearance, formboth

    Synonymous with السحنة, referring to the outward look or physical form.

  2. 2.
    Pleasant appearanceboth

    Specifically denotes a good or pleasing aspect.

المُسَاحَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Good companionshipboth

    The act of having pleasant social interaction and good relations with others.

  2. 2.
    Good conductclassical

    Behaving well in social dealings and interactions.

تَسَحَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    To break, crushclassical

    To break or crush something, particularly a stone.

المِسْحَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Crushing toolclassical

    An instrument or tool used for breaking or crushing stones.

مِسْحَنَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Good-looking (horse)classical

    Describing a horse that has a pleasing or fine appearance.

Parallel reading

هؤلاء قوم حسن سحنتهم
These are people whose appearance is good.
إنه لحسن السحناء
Indeed, he has a good appearance.
المساحنة: حسن المعاشرة والمخالطة
Al-musahanah: good companionship and interaction.
تسحنت المال فرأيت سحناءه حسنه
I examined the property and saw its good appearance.
فرس مسحنة: حسنة المنظر
A musannah horse: good-looking.
سحنت الحجر
I broke the stone.
المسحنة: التى تكسر بها الحجارة
Al-misannah: that by which stones are broken.