تحصن

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Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ح ص ن (ḥ-ṣ-n).

Pronunciation

  • Verb: IPA(key): /ta.ħasˤ.sˤa.na/
  • Noun: IPA(key): /ta.ħasˤ.sˤun/

Verb

تَحَصَّنَ (taḥaṣṣana) V (non-past يَتَحَصَّنُ (yataḥaṣṣanu), verbal noun تَحَصُّن (taḥaṣṣun))

  1. to fortify oneself, to be protected

Conjugation

Noun

تَحَصُّن (taḥaṣṣunm

  1. verbal noun of تَحَصَّنَ (taḥaṣṣana) (form V)

Declension

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: تحصن

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَحَصُّن (taḥaṣṣun).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? tahassun
Dari reading? tahassun
Iranian reading? tahasson
Tajik reading? tahassun

Noun

تحصن (tahasson)

  1. sit-in, sit-down (type of protest)
  2. (archaic) defending oneself, fortifying oneself

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