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هون

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of gentleness, ease, calmness, and dignity, contrasting with notions of contempt, humiliation, and heaviness. It also includes derived terms for tools and historical names.

Derived headwords

الهونnoun
  1. 1.
    Calmness, dignityboth

    Refers to a state of tranquility, composure, and dignified bearing.

  2. 2.
    Ease, lightnessclassical

    The state of something being easy or light, often used as a masdar (verbal noun) for the verb 'to make easy'.

هونverb
  1. 1.
    tranquility and dignityboth

    tranquility and dignity

  2. 2.
    also the verbal noun of 'hāna 'alayhi al-shay'u yahūnu'both

    also the verbal noun of 'hāna 'alayhi al-shay'u yahūnu'

  3. 3.
    meaning, it became lightboth

    meaning, it became light

  4. 4.
    with damma: humiliationboth

    with damma: humiliation

هانverb
  1. 1.
    To make easy, to lightenclassical

    God making something easy or light for a person.

هينadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning, easyboth

    meaning, easy

  2. 2.
    lightened (pronunciation)both

    lightened (pronunciation)

هينونadjective
  1. 1.
    Gentle, easygoingboth

    Describing people as being gentle, mild, and easy to deal with.

الهوانnoun
  1. 1.
    Contempt, humiliationboth

    The state of being despised, degraded, or treated with disrespect.

أهانverb
  1. 1.
    To humiliate, to slightboth

    To treat someone with contempt, to belittle or disrespect them.

مهانةnoun
  1. 1.
    meaning, abasement and weaknessboth

    meaning, abasement and weakness

استهانverb
  1. 1.
    also disrespected himboth

    also disrespected him

تهاونverb
  1. 1.
    he despised himboth

    he despised him

هينتكnoun
  1. 1.
    Your ease, your paceclassical

    Referring to one's own manner or pace, often used in the phrase 'walk at your own pace'.

أهونname
  1. 1.
    A historical nameclassical

    An ancient name used by Arabs, mentioned in poetry.

الهاونnoun
  1. 1.
    Mortar (for grinding)classical

    A tool used for grinding or pounding ingredients, derived from Persian.

Parallel reading

وفلان يمشي على الأرض هونا.
And so-and-so walks on the earth with calmness and dignity.
والهون: مصدر هان عليه الشئ أي خف.
And 'al-hun' is the masdar of 'hāna 'alayhi ash-shay' meaning it became light.
وهونه الله عليه، أي سهله وخففه.
And God made it easy for him, meaning He made it simple and light.
وشئ هين، على فيعل، أي سهل.
And a thing is 'hayyin', on the pattern of 'fay'il', meaning easy.
وقوم هينون لينون.
And a people are 'hayyinūn layyinūn' (gentle and mild).
والهون بالضم: الهوان.
And 'al-hun' with the dammah is 'al-huwān' (contempt).
وأهانه: استخف به، والاسم الهوان والمهانة.
And 'ahānahu': he belittled him, and the noun is 'al-huwān' and 'al-mahānah'.
يقال: رجل فيه مهانة، أي ذل وضعف.
It is said: a man has 'mahānah' in him, meaning humiliation and weakness.
واستهان به وتهاون به: استحقره.
And 'istahāna bihi' and 'tahāwana bihi': he belittled him.
ولا تهين الفقير علك أن * تركع يوما والدهر قد رفعه
And do not humiliate the poor, lest you one day bow down, and time has raised him.
ويقال: امش على هينتك، أي على رسلك.
And it is said: walk at 'hayn'tik', meaning at your own pace.
وكانت العرب تسمي يوم الاثنين. أهون، في أسمائهم القديمة.
And the Arabs used to name Monday 'Awhan' in their ancient names.
والهاون: الذى يدق فيه، معرب، وكان أصله هاوون،
And 'al-hāwūn': that in which one pounds, it is a loanword, and its origin was 'hāwūn'.