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هنن

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to longing, yearning, and affection, often with a sense of sadness or regret. It can also extend to meanings of crying, enduring hardship, or indicating a lack of ailment.

Derived headwords

هنَ يهنُ هَنِيناًverb
  1. 1.
    to long forboth

    To feel a deep yearning or longing for someone or something, often accompanied by sadness.

  2. 2.
    to cryclassical

    To weep or shed tears, often due to sadness or distress.

هَنِيناًnoun
  1. 1.
    longingboth

    The state of deep yearning or longing.

حَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    he longed for it, he yearns for it with longingboth

    he longed for it, he yearns for it with longing

  2. 2.
    he had mercy on him, he has mercy on him with mercyboth

    he had mercy on him, he has mercy on him with mercy

هَانَverb
  1. 1.
    to endureboth

    To bear or tolerate something difficult or unpleasant.

هَانَverb
  1. 1.
    to be easyboth

    To be simple, effortless, or not difficult.

هَنَاءَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    well-beingboth

    A state of comfort, happiness, and prosperity.

هَنَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    well-beingboth

    A state of comfort, happiness, and prosperity.

هَنِيءٌadjective
  1. 1.
    the food was wholesome, with kasraboth

    the food was wholesome, with kasra

هَنَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    and 'hahuna' are for proximity when you point to a placeboth

    and 'hahuna' are for proximity when you point to a place

تَهَنَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to enjoyboth

    To take pleasure in or benefit from something.

هَنَّاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    congratulationsmodern

    An expression of good wishes on an occasion of joy or success.

هَنَّانِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    congratulatorymodern

    Expressing congratulations or good wishes.

هَنَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    ailmentclassical

    A sickness, illness, or bodily ailment.

مَهْنُونadjective
  1. 1.
    afflictedclassical

    Suffering from an ailment or illness.

الهِنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of hedgehogclassical

    A specific kind of hedgehog.

Parallel reading

هن يهن هنينا، أي حن.
Han, yahinnu, haninan, meaning 'to long for'.
حنّت ولات هنّت
She longed, and did not long (implying a contrast or regret).
وأنّى لك مقروع
And how could you be struck (implying difficulty or impossibility).
وقد يكون بمعنى بكى
And it may mean 'to cry'.
لما رأى الدار خلاء هنا
When he saw the dwelling empty, he longed (or cried).
وكاد أن يظهر ما أجنا
And what we were hiding was almost revealed.
نعم لات هنّ إن قلبك متيح
Yes, it is not as you think, if your heart is inclined (or available).
يقول: ليس الأمر حيث ذهبت.
He says: The matter is not as you supposed.
ما بال البعير هنانة بالضم، أي ما به طرق.
The camel has no ailment (hananah), meaning it has no affliction.
وأهنه الله فهو مهنون.
And God afflicted him, so he is afflicted.