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خزن

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

The root خزن (khzn) primarily relates to storing, preserving, and accumulating things, often implying keeping them safe or hidden. It extends to the concept of something becoming spoiled or rotten, particularly food, and metaphorically to the heart or tongue as keepers of secrets. It also encompasses related concepts like the place of storage, the act of storing, and individuals associated with storage.

Derived headwords

خَزَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to storeboth

    To hoard or preserve wealth or goods in a treasury or safe place.

  2. 2.
    to spoilclassical

    Said of meat when it becomes spoiled and putrid.

اِخْتَزَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to store upboth

    To hoard or preserve something, often for oneself.

  2. 2.
    to take the shortest routeclassical

    To take the nearest or shortest path, as in a road.

  3. 3.
    to concealclassical

    To keep a secret hidden.

خَزْنnoun
  1. 1.
    storingboth

    The act of storing or preserving.

  2. 2.
    spoilingclassical

    The state of meat becoming spoiled or putrid.

خُزُونnoun
  1. 1.
    spoilingclassical

    A state of being spoiled or putrid, specifically referring to meat.

خَزِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to spoilclassical

    A variant form of the verb meaning to spoil or become putrid, used for meat.

خَزِينadjective
  1. 1.
    spoiledclassical

    Describing meat that has become spoiled and putrid.

خَزَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    treasuryboth

    A place where valuables or goods are stored; a treasury or safe.

  2. 2.
    storage placeboth

    A location designated for storing things.

  3. 3.
    the work of a treasurerclassical

    The actions and duties performed by a treasurer.

  4. 4.
    heartclassical

    Metaphorically, the heart, as it stores secrets.

خَزَائِنnoun
  1. 1.
    treasuriesboth

    Plural of خزانة (khizānah), referring to multiple treasuries or storage places.

مَخْزَنnoun
  1. 1.
    storage placeboth

    A place where things are stored; a warehouse or storehouse.

مَخَازِنnoun
  1. 1.
    storage placesboth

    Plural of مخزن (makhzan), referring to multiple storage places.

خَازِنnoun
  1. 1.
    treasurerboth

    One who guards or manages a treasury; a treasurer.

  2. 2.
    keeperboth

    One who keeps or preserves something, often a secret.

  3. 3.
    tongueclassical

    Metaphorically, the tongue, as it keeps secrets.

  4. 4.
    food preserverclassical

    Specifically, one who preserves food.

خَزَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    treasurerclassical

    An intensive form of خازن (khāzin), emphasizing the role of a treasurer or keeper.

  2. 2.
    tongueclassical

    Metaphorically, the tongue, as a keeper of secrets.

  3. 3.
    blackened fruitclassical

    Refers to fruit that has become blackened and rotten due to an affliction.

خَزَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    treasurersboth

    Plural of خازن (khāzin), referring to multiple treasurers or keepers.

مُخَازَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    taking the shortest routeclassical

    The act of taking the nearest or shortest path, especially of a road.

أَخْزَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to become richclassical

    A man becoming wealthy after a period of poverty.

اِسْتَخْزَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to storeclassical

    To store or hoard wealth or goods.

خُزَيْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stored wealthclassical

    Wealth or goods that have been stored or hoarded.

خَزَنَ عنهverb
  1. 1.
    to withholdclassical

    To withhold or prevent someone from giving their contribution or gift.

خُزْوَانname
  1. 1.
    a village nameclassical

    The name of a village located in Bukhara.

Parallel reading

خزن المال في الخزانة
He stored the money in the treasury.
اختزنه لنفسه
He kept it for himself.
خزن اللحم خزنا وخزونا إذا تغير
Meat spoils (khazana khaznan wa khuzūnan) when it changes.
هو مثل خنز مقلوب منه
It is like khanza (pig) with the letters inverted.
ثم لا يخزن فينا لحمها
Then its meat does not spoil among us.
إنما يخزن لحم المدخن
Only the meat of the one who smokes spoils.
فهو خزين
And he is spoiled (referring to meat).
الخزانة: فعل الخازن
Al-khizānah: the action of the treasurer.
الخزانة: مكان الخزن
Al-khizānah: the place of storage.
الجمع الخزائن
The plural is al-khazā'in.
الخزانة: القلب
Al-khizānah: the heart.
الخزان: اللسان
Al-khazzān: the tongue.
إذا كان خازنك حفيظا وخزانتك أمينة رشدت في أمريك دنياك وآخرتك
If your keeper (tongue) is careful and your treasury (heart) is trustworthy, you will prosper in your affairs, both worldly and otherworldly.
إذا المرء لم يخزن عليه لسانه
If a person does not guard his tongue.
فليس على شيء سواه بخازن
Then he is not a keeper of anything else.
الخزان: الرطب المسود الجوف لآفة
Al-khazzān: The fruit that is blackened and hollowed due to a blight.
مخازنة الطريق: مخاصره
Makhāzinat al-tarīq: its shortcuts.
اختزن طريقا: أخذ أقربه
He took a shortcut: he took its nearest path.
أخزن الرجل: استغنى بعد فقر
The man became rich: he became wealthy after poverty.
خزائن الله تعالى: غيوب علمه تعالى
The treasures of God Almighty: the unseen aspects of His knowledge.
خزن السر واختزنه: كتمه
To hoard a secret and to store it up: to conceal it.
استخزن المال: خزنه
He stored the money: he hoarded it.
وما أنتم له بخازنين
And you are not its keepers (in gratitude).
وقال لهم خزنتها
And its keepers said to them.
خزن عنه عطاءه: منعه وحبسه
He withheld his gift from him: he prevented and detained it.