كاهن

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See also: کاهن and کاہن

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of كَهَنَ (kahana, to predict the future), from the root ك ه ن (k-h-n). Compare Biblical Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kōhḗn), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎅𐎐 (khn), Aramaic כָּהֲנָא (kāhănā) and Phoenician 𐤊𐤄𐤍 (khn), Ge'ez ካህን (kahn), Classical Syriac ܟܗܢܐ.

Noun

كَاهِن (kāhinm (plural كَاهِنُونَ (kāhinūna) or كُهَّان (kuhhān) or كَهَنَة (kahana), feminine كَاهِنَة (kāhina))

  1. diviner, soothsayer, prognosticator, fortune-teller, augur, forecaster
    Synonym: عَرَّاف (ʕarrāf)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 69:40-42:
      إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ ۝ وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ ۝ وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ ۝
      40 These are the words of a noble messenger. 41 They are not the sayings of a poet. How little you believe! 42 They are not the sayings of a diviner. How seldom you remember!
  2. (religion, Christianity) priest
    Synonym: قِسِّيس (qissīs)

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Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: kahin
  • Chagatai: کاهن
  • Ottoman Turkish: كاهن
  • Persian: کاهن (kâhen)
  • Swahili: kuhani
  • Urdu: کاہِن (kāhin)