عثنون

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Arabic

Etymology

Apparently from the root ع ث ن (ʕ-ṯ-n) related to fumigation; the beard is an apt place to apply aromates, Ethiopian Semitic ዕጣን (ʿəṭan, incense).

Pronunciation

Noun

عُثْنُون (ʕuṯnūnm (plural عَثَانِين (ʕaṯānīn))

  1. goatee
  2. rain beginning to fall or wind beginning to blow
  3. (plural only, figurative) commencement, first breeze of something

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