حين

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See also: چین, خين, جئن, جین, and خین

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Morphologically from the root ح ي ن (ḥ-y-n).

Pronunciation

Noun

حِين • (ḥīn) m (plural أَحْيَان (ʔaḥyān) or أَحَايِين (ʔaḥāyīn))

  1. time, moment
  2. opportunity
Declension
Declension of noun حِين (ḥīn)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حِين
ḥīn 		الْحِين
al-ḥīn 		حِين
ḥīn
Nominative حِينٌ
ḥīnun 		الْحِينُ
al-ḥīnu 		حِينُ
ḥīnu
Accusative حِينًا
ḥīnan 		الْحِينَ
al-ḥīna 		حِينَ
ḥīna
Genitive حِينٍ
ḥīnin 		الْحِينِ
al-ḥīni 		حِينِ
ḥīni
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حِينَيْن
ḥīnayn 		الْحِينَيْن
al-ḥīnayn 		حِينَيْ
ḥīnay
Nominative حِينَانِ
ḥīnāni 		الْحِينَانِ
al-ḥīnāni 		حِينَا
ḥīnā
Accusative حِينَيْنِ
ḥīnayni 		الْحِينَيْنِ
al-ḥīnayni 		حِينَيْ
ḥīnay
Genitive حِينَيْنِ
ḥīnayni 		الْحِينَيْنِ
al-ḥīnayni 		حِينَيْ
ḥīnay
Plural basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَحْيَان‎; أَحَايِين
ʔaḥyān‎; ʔaḥāyīn 		الْأَحْيَان‎; الْأَحَايِين
al-ʔaḥyān‎; al-ʔaḥāyīn 		أَحْيَان‎; أَحَايِين
ʔaḥyān‎; ʔaḥāyīn
Nominative أَحْيَانٌ‎; أَحَايِينُ
ʔaḥyānun‎; ʔaḥāyīnu 		الْأَحْيَانُ‎; الْأَحَايِينُ
al-ʔaḥyānu‎; al-ʔaḥāyīnu 		أَحْيَانُ‎; أَحَايِينُ
ʔaḥyānu‎; ʔaḥāyīnu
Accusative أَحْيَانًا‎; أَحَايِينَ
ʔaḥyānan‎; ʔaḥāyīna 		الْأَحْيَانَ‎; الْأَحَايِينَ
al-ʔaḥyāna‎; al-ʔaḥāyīna 		أَحْيَانَ‎; أَحَايِينَ
ʔaḥyāna‎; ʔaḥāyīna
Genitive أَحْيَانٍ‎; أَحَايِينَ
ʔaḥyānin‎; ʔaḥāyīna 		الْأَحْيَانِ‎; الْأَحَايِينِ
al-ʔaḥyāni‎; al-ʔaḥāyīni 		أَحْيَانِ‎; أَحَايِينِ
ʔaḥyāni‎; ʔaḥāyīni

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Conjunction

حِينَ • (ḥīna)

  1. when

Preposition

حِينَ • (ḥīna)

  1. at the time of, upon

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

Noun

حَيْن • (ḥayn) m

  1. verbal noun of حَانَ (ḥāna) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun حَيْن (ḥayn)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَيْن
ḥayn 		الْحَيْن
al-ḥayn 		حَيْن
ḥayn
Nominative حَيْنٌ
ḥaynun 		الْحَيْنُ
al-ḥaynu 		حَيْنُ
ḥaynu
Accusative حَيْنًا
ḥaynan 		الْحَيْنَ
al-ḥayna 		حَيْنَ
ḥayna
Genitive حَيْنٍ
ḥaynin 		الْحَيْنِ
al-ḥayni 		حَيْنِ
ḥayni

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Maltese: ħin
  • ⇒ Gulf Arabic: الحين (elḥīn, ilḥīn)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حين”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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