هدن

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of stillness, quietness, and peace. It extends to ideas of reconciliation, stability, and even slowness or dullness. The derived terms often describe a state of being settled or calm, both literally and figuratively.

Derived headwords

هَدَنَverb

1.
to be stillboth
To become quiet, calm, or still. This is the intransitive sense of the root.
2.
to make stillboth
To cause something to become quiet, calm, or still. This is the transitive sense.

هُدُونًاnoun

1.
stillnessboth
The state of being still, quiet, or calm. It is the verbal noun of هَدَنَ (to be still).

أَهْدَنَverb

1.
to reconcileboth
To make peace with someone; to enter into a truce or treaty.

هَادَنَverb

1.
to reconcileboth
To make peace with someone; to enter into a truce or treaty. This is a form of the verb indicating reciprocal action or a sustained effort.

الْهُدْنَةnoun

1.
truceboth
A peace treaty, truce, or armistice. It is the verbal noun of هَادَنَ (to reconcile).
2.
calmnessclassical
A state of quietness or stillness.

تَهَادَنَتْverb

1.
to become stableclassical
The matters became stable, settled, or straightened out. This is the passive form of the verb indicating a process of becoming steady.

تُهَادِنُverb

1.
to lullclassical
A woman lulls her child to sleep by speaking to him. This refers to soothing words used to induce sleep.

تَهْدِينverb

1.
to lullclassical
A woman lulls her child to sleep by speaking to him. This refers to soothing words used to induce sleep.

الْهُدَانadjective

1.
dullardclassical
A stupid, slow, or heavy person. It describes someone lacking in intelligence or quickness.

الْهُدُونnoun

1.
dullardsclassical
The plural of الهدان (dullard), referring to a group of stupid or slow-witted people.

التَّهْدِينnoun

1.
slownessclassical
The act of being slow, sluggish, or tardy. It can also refer to the act of lulling a child.

Parallel reading

سكن. وهدنه، أي سكنه، يتعدى ولا يتعدى.

He became still. And he made it still, it is transitive and intransitive.

إن العواوير مأكول حظوظتها * وذو الكهامة بالاقوال مهدون

Indeed, the grazing animals eat their fill * and the one with dull intellect is quieted by words.

وهادنه: صالحه، والاسم منهما الهدنة.

And he reconciled with him: he made peace with him, and the noun from both is al-hudnah.

هدنة على دخن

A truce with hidden malice.

أي سكون على غل.

Meaning stillness upon resentment.

وتهادنت الأمور: استقامت.

And the matters became stable: they became straight.

والهدان: الأحمق الثقيل، والجمع الهدون.

And al-hudaan: the stupid, heavy one, and the plural is al-hudoon.

وتهدين المرأة ولدها: تسكيتها له بكلام إذا أرادت إنامته.

And a woman lulls her child: she soothes him with words when she wants to put him to sleep.

والتهدين: البطء.

And al-tahdeenu: slowness.