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وحن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to negative states and conditions, encompassing physical attributes like the belly, abstract concepts like humiliation and destruction, and specific environmental conditions like slippery mud. It also carries connotations of harboring resentment or malice.

Derived headwords

التَوَحُّنnoun
  1. 1.
    bellyclassical

    The large belly or abdomen.

  2. 2.
    humiliation and destructionclassical

    A state of abasement, degradation, and utter ruin.

وَحَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to harbor resentmentclassical

    To hold malice or deep-seated resentment towards someone.

الوُحْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    slippery mudclassical

    Mud that is slick and difficult to traverse.

وَحَنَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to harbor resentment towardsclassical

    To feel malice or deep-seated resentment against someone.

أَحَنَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to harbor resentment towardsclassical

    To feel malice or deep-seated resentment against someone.

الحِنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    resentmentclassical

    Deep-seated malice or ill will.

وَحَنَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to harbor resentmentclassical

    To hold malice or deep-seated resentment towards someone.

Parallel reading

هو عظم البطن
It is the large belly.
هو الذل والهلاك
It is humiliation and destruction.
هي الطين المزلق
It is the slippery mud.
وحن عليه، كوجل
He harbored resentment towards him, like 'wajala'.
مثل أحن
Like 'aḥanna'.
الحنة، كعدة، الحقد
Al-ḥinna, like 'ʿidda', is malice.
وقد وحن عليه، كوعد
And he harbored resentment towards him, like 'waʿada'.