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وخن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to corruption or decay, and also to intention or purpose, whether good or bad. It is noted as being omitted by al-Jawhari and defined by Ibn al-A'rabi.

Derived headwords

الوخنةnoun
  1. 1.
    Corruptionclassical

    This noun refers to a state of corruption or decay.

تَوَخَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    To intendclassical

    This verb signifies the act of intending or aiming towards something, whether it be good or evil.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari omitted it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو الفساد
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: it is corruption.
والتوخن: القصد إلى خير أو شر
And al-Tawakhkhun: aiming towards good or evil.
ومما يستدرك عليه
And among what is to be noted in addition to it.