هَنَّأَ (hanaaaa)to congratulate

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

Conjugation (1): هَنَّأَ يُهَنِّئُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
هَنَّأَ hanaaaaيُهَنِّئُ yuhaniiuهَنِّئْ haniiتَهْنِئَة tahniaa

Conjugation (2): هَنَأَ يَهْنَأُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
هَنَأَ hanaaaيَهْنَأُ yahnaauاِهْنَأْ aihnaaهَنَاءَة hanaāʾaa

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to congratulate

    • هَنَّأَهُ عَلَى نَجَاحِهِ.He congratulated him on his success.
    • هَنَّأَتِ الأُمُّ ابْنَتَهَا بِحُصُولِهَا عَلَى القَبُولِ الجَامِعِيِّ.The mother congratulated her daughter on obtaining university admission.
    • أَلَمْ تُهَنِّئِ الأُخْتُ أَخَاهَا بِعِيدِ مِيلَادِهِ؟Did the sister not congratulate her brother on his birthday?
  2. 2. to enjoy ease

    • هَنَأَ الرَّجُلُ بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ طَوِيلٍ مِنَ العَمَلِ الشَّاقِّ.The man was at ease after a long day of hard work.
    • هَنَأَتِ العَائِلَةُ بِالعُطْلَةِ الصَّيْفِيَّةِ فِي الشَّاطِئِ.The family was at ease during the summer vacation at the beach.
    • لَمْ يَهْنَأْ قَلْبُهُ حَتَّى اطْمَأَنَّ عَلَى أَوْلَادِهِ.His heart was not at ease until he was reassured about his children.
  3. 3. to fix

  4. 4. to leave

    • هَنَّأَ الرَّجُلُ مَنْزِلَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَافِرَ.The man left his house before traveling.
    • هَنَّأَ الْجُنُودُ الْمَوْقِعَ بَعْدَ انْتِهَاءِ الْمَعْرَكَةِ.The soldiers left the position after the battle ended.
    • هَنَّأَ الْمُسَافِرُ الْمَدِينَةَ فِي الصَّبَاحِ الْبَاكِرِ.The traveler left the city early in the morning.
  5. 5. to praise, to commend

    • لَا بُدَّ أَنْ نُهَنِّئَ الْفَرِيقَ عَلَى رُوحِهِ الْقِتَالِيَّةِ وَصُمُودِهِ حَتَّى النِّهَايَةِ.We must praise the team for its fighting spirit and resilience until the end.
    • كَانَ مِنَ الْوَاجِبِ أَنْ تُهَنِّئَ زَمِيلَتَهَا عَلَى تَرْقِيَتِهَا الْمُسْتَحَقَّةِ.It was her duty to commend her colleague on her well-deserved promotion.
    • يُهَنِّئُ النُّقَّادُ الْكَاتِبَ عَلَى أُسْلُوبِهِ الْأَدَبِيِّ الرَّاقِي وَعُمْقِ أَفْكَارِهِ.Critics praise the writer for his sophisticated literary style and depth of ideas.

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