حَانَ (ḥaāna)to fall due

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb حَانَ (ḥaāna) — “to fall due”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: حَانَ يَحِينُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
حَانَ ḥaānaيَحِينُ yaḥīnuحِنْ ḥinحَيْن ḥayn

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to fall due

    • حَانَ وَقْتُ الصَّلَاةِ.It is time for prayer.
    • حَانَ مَوْعِدُ إِقْلَاعِ الطَّائِرَةِ.The plane's departure time is due.
    • أَلَمْ يَأْنِ الأَوَانُ لِتَغْيِيرِ سُلُوكِكَ؟Hasn't the time come for you to change your behavior?
  2. 2. to come

    • حَانَ وَقْتُ الذَّهَابِ.It is time to go.
    • أَلَمْ يَحِنِ الوَقْتُ لِتَغْيِيرِ سِيَاسَاتِكُمْ؟Hasn't the time come to change your policies?
    • حَانَ وَقْتُ الحَصَادِ لِلْمُزَارِعِ بَعْدَ شُهُورٍ مِنَ العَمَلِ الشَّاقِّ.It is harvest time for the farmer after months of hard work.
  3. 3. to come to pass

    • حَانَ وَقْتُ الصَّلَاةِ.It is time for prayer.
    • حَانَ وَقْتُ العَوْدَةِ إِلَى البَلَدِ بَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ مِنَ الغُرْبَةِ.It is time to return to the country after years of absence.
    • أَلَمْ يَحِنِ الوَقْتُ لِتَغْيِيرِ هَذِهِ العَادَاتِ السَّيِّئَةِ؟Isn't it time to change these bad habits?
  4. 4. to become due

    • حَانَ وَقْتُ الصَّلَاةِ، فَقَامَ المُؤَذِّنُ يُنَادِي.The time for prayer became due, so the muezzin stood up to call.
    • حَانَ مَوْعِدُ دَفْعِ الفَاتُورَةِ.The bill's payment date became due.
    • يَحِينُ قِطَافُ الثِّمَارِ فِي فَصْلِ الصَّيْفِ.The fruit harvest becomes due in the summer season.
  5. 5. to approach

    • حَانَ وَقْتُ الصَّلَاةِ.The time for prayer has approached.
    • حَانَ مَوْعِدُ السَّفَرِ إِلَى البِلَادِ الأُخْرَى.The time for traveling to other countries has approached.
    • أَلَمْ يَحِنِ الأَوَانُ لِتَغْيِيرِ سُلُوكِكَ؟Hasn't the time come to change your behavior?
  6. 6. to arrive

    • حَانَ وَقْتُ الْغَدَاءِ فِي الْمَطْعَمِ.The time of lunch arrived at the restaurant.
    • حَانَ مَوْعِدُ اجْتِمَاعِ الْمُدَرَاءِ الْيَوْمَ.The appointment of the managers' meeting arrived today.
    • حَانَ أَوَانُ قِطَافِ الْفَوَاكِهِ فِي الْبُسْتَانِ.The time for picking the fruits arrived in the orchard.
  7. 7. to arrive (time)

    • حَانَ وَقْتُ الصَّلَاةِ، فَقَامَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ لِلْأَذَانِ.The time for prayer arrived, so the muezzin stood up for the call to prayer.
    • حَانَ الْوَقْتُ لِاتِّخَاذِ قَرَارٍ حَاسِمٍ بِشَأْنِ الْمُسْتَقْبَلِ.The time arrived to make a decisive decision about the future.
  8. 8. to be time

    • حَانَ وَقْتُ الصَّلَاةِ.It is time for prayer.
    • حَانَ أَنْ نَذْهَبَ إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ.It is time for us to go to school.
    • حَانَ حِينُهُ لِلرَّحِيلِ.His time for departure has come.

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