دهان

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See also: دہان

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
د ه ن (d-h-n)

Compare دَهَنَ (dahana, “to oil, to paint”).

Noun

دِهَان • (dihān) m (plural دِهَانَات (dihānāt) or أَدْهِنَة (ʔadhina))

  1. cold cream, cosmetic cream, salve, ointment, unguent
  2. paint, varnish
  3. hypocrisy, dissimulation, deceit
Declension
Declension of noun دِهَان (dihān)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دِهَان
dihān 		الدِّهَان
ad-dihān 		دِهَان
dihān
Nominative دِهَانٌ
dihānun 		الدِّهَانُ
ad-dihānu 		دِهَانُ
dihānu
Accusative دِهَانًا
dihānan 		الدِّهَانَ
ad-dihāna 		دِهَانَ
dihāna
Genitive دِهَانٍ
dihānin 		الدِّهَانِ
ad-dihāni 		دِهَانِ
dihāni
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دِهَانَيْن
dihānayn 		الدِّهَانَيْن
ad-dihānayn 		دِهَانَيْ
dihānay
Nominative دِهَانَانِ
dihānāni 		الدِّهَانَانِ
ad-dihānāni 		دِهَانَا
dihānā
Accusative دِهَانَيْنِ
dihānayni 		الدِّهَانَيْنِ
ad-dihānayni 		دِهَانَيْ
dihānay
Genitive دِهَانَيْنِ
dihānayni 		الدِّهَانَيْنِ
ad-dihānayni 		دِهَانَيْ
dihānay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دِهَانَات‎; أَدْهِنَة
dihānāt‎; ʔadhina 		الدِّهَانَات‎; الْأَدْهِنَة
ad-dihānāt‎; al-ʔadhina 		دِهَانَات‎; أَدْهِنَة
dihānāt‎; ʔadhinat
Nominative دِهَانَاتٌ‎; أَدْهِنَةٌ
dihānātun‎; ʔadhinatun 		الدِّهَانَاتُ‎; الْأَدْهِنَةُ
ad-dihānātu‎; al-ʔadhinatu 		دِهَانَاتُ‎; أَدْهِنَةُ
dihānātu‎; ʔadhinatu
Accusative دِهَانَاتٍ‎; أَدْهِنَةً
dihānātin‎; ʔadhinatan 		الدِّهَانَاتِ‎; الْأَدْهِنَةَ
ad-dihānāti‎; al-ʔadhinata 		دِهَانَاتِ‎; أَدْهِنَةَ
dihānāti‎; ʔadhinata
Genitive دِهَانَاتٍ‎; أَدْهِنَةٍ
dihānātin‎; ʔadhinatin 		الدِّهَانَاتِ‎; الْأَدْهِنَةِ
ad-dihānāti‎; al-ʔadhinati 		دِهَانَاتِ‎; أَدْهِنَةِ
dihānāti‎; ʔadhinati

Etymology 2

Occupational noun from the verb دَهَنَ (dahana, “to paint”).

Noun

دَهَّان • (dahhān) m (plural دَهَّانُون (dahhānūn), feminine دَهَّانَة (dahhāna))

  1. house painter, painter
Declension
Declension of noun دَهَّان (dahhān)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَهَّان
dahhān 		الدَّهَّان
ad-dahhān 		دَهَّان
dahhān 		دَهَّانَة
dahhāna 		الدَّهَّانَة
ad-dahhāna 		دَهَّانَة
dahhānat
Nominative دَهَّانٌ
dahhānun 		الدَّهَّانُ
ad-dahhānu 		دَهَّانُ
dahhānu 		دَهَّانَةٌ
dahhānatun 		الدَّهَّانَةُ
ad-dahhānatu 		دَهَّانَةُ
dahhānatu
Accusative دَهَّانًا
dahhānan 		الدَّهَّانَ
ad-dahhāna 		دَهَّانَ
dahhāna 		دَهَّانَةً
dahhānatan 		الدَّهَّانَةَ
ad-dahhānata 		دَهَّانَةَ
dahhānata
Genitive دَهَّانٍ
dahhānin 		الدَّهَّانِ
ad-dahhāni 		دَهَّانِ
dahhāni 		دَهَّانَةٍ
dahhānatin 		الدَّهَّانَةِ
ad-dahhānati 		دَهَّانَةِ
dahhānati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَهَّانَيْن
dahhānayn 		الدَّهَّانَيْن
ad-dahhānayn 		دَهَّانَيْ
dahhānay 		دَهَّانَتَيْن
dahhānatayn 		الدَّهَّانَتَيْن
ad-dahhānatayn 		دَهَّانَتَيْ
dahhānatay
Nominative دَهَّانَانِ
dahhānāni 		الدَّهَّانَانِ
ad-dahhānāni 		دَهَّانَا
dahhānā 		دَهَّانَتَانِ
dahhānatāni 		الدَّهَّانَتَانِ
ad-dahhānatāni 		دَهَّانَتَا
dahhānatā
Accusative دَهَّانَيْنِ
dahhānayni 		الدَّهَّانَيْنِ
ad-dahhānayni 		دَهَّانَيْ
dahhānay 		دَهَّانَتَيْنِ
dahhānatayni 		الدَّهَّانَتَيْنِ
ad-dahhānatayni 		دَهَّانَتَيْ
dahhānatay
Genitive دَهَّانَيْنِ
dahhānayni 		الدَّهَّانَيْنِ
ad-dahhānayni 		دَهَّانَيْ
dahhānay 		دَهَّانَتَيْنِ
dahhānatayni 		الدَّهَّانَتَيْنِ
ad-dahhānatayni 		دَهَّانَتَيْ
dahhānatay
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal دَهَّانِين
dahhānīn 		الدَّهَّانِين
ad-dahhānīn 		دَهَّانِي
dahhānī 		دَهَّانَات
dahhānāt 		الدَّهَّانَات
ad-dahhānāt 		دَهَّانَات
dahhānāt
Nominative دَهَّانُونَ
dahhānūna 		الدَّهَّانُونَ
ad-dahhānūna 		دَهَّانُو
dahhānū 		دَهَّانَاتٌ
dahhānātun 		الدَّهَّانَاتُ
ad-dahhānātu 		دَهَّانَاتُ
dahhānātu
Accusative دَهَّانِينَ
dahhānīna 		الدَّهَّانِينَ
ad-dahhānīna 		دَهَّانِي
dahhānī 		دَهَّانَاتٍ
dahhānātin 		الدَّهَّانَاتِ
ad-dahhānāti 		دَهَّانَاتِ
dahhānāti
Genitive دَهَّانِينَ
dahhānīna 		الدَّهَّانِينَ
ad-dahhānīna 		دَهَّانِي
dahhānī 		دَهَّانَاتٍ
dahhānātin 		الدَّهَّانَاتِ
ad-dahhānāti 		دَهَّانَاتِ
dahhānāti

Persian

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Alternative forms

  • دهن (dahan) (colloquial or archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Persian (PWME /⁠dahān⁠/, “mouth”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵep- (“mouth, to chew”), and cognate with English jowl. Compare Avestan 𐬂𐬢𐬵𐬁𐬥𐬋 (åŋhānō, “mouth”), genitive form of Avestan 𐬁𐬵 (āh, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? dahān
Dari reading? dahān
Iranian reading? dahân
Tajik reading? dahon
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

Dari دهان
Iranian Persian
Tajik даҳон

دَهان • (dahân) (plural دَهان‌ها (dahân-hâ))

  1. mouth (cavity in the face)
    دهانت را باز کن. (more literary)
    dahân-at-râ bâz kon.
    Open your mouth.
    دهنت و باز کن. (more colloquial)
    dahan-et-o bâz kon.
    Open your mouth.
    • 1177, Farīd ud-Dīn ʿAṭṭār, “حکایت طوطی ”, in منطق الطیر, lines 802—803:
      طوطی آمد با دهان پر شکر، در لباس فستقی با طوق زر
      tuti âmad bâ dahân por-šakar, dar lebâs-e fostoqi bâ towq-e zar
      The parrot came with a mouth full of sugar, in pistachio-green robes with a golden collar
    • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume VI, verse 4081:
      چون نشیند بهر خور بر روی برگ، در فتد اندر دهان مار و مرگ
      čon nešinad bahr-e xor bar ru-ye barg, dar fatâd andar dahân-e mâr o marg
      When it settles on the leaf for the purpose of eating, it falls into the mouth of the snake and death.
  2. (by extension) mouth, opening

Descendants

  • → Ottoman Turkish: دهان (dehan)
  • → Urdu: دَہان (dahān)

References

  1. ^ “دهن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary‎, 2012 September 23 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2012-12-25
  2. ^ Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 142
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