محنة

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Arabic

Root
م ح ن (m ḥ n)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

مِحْنَة (miḥnaf (plural مِحَن (miḥan))

  1. catastrophe, calamity, disaster, tragedy, woe, affliction, adversity, tribulation, distress

Declension

Descendants

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna).

Pronunciation

Noun

مِحْنة (miḥnaf (plural مِحَن (miḥan))

  1. disaster, tragedy, tribulation, an extremely difficult and testing situation
  2. (definite, Kuwait) المحنة (il-miḥna): The 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein forces
    Synonym: الغزو (il-ḡazu)
  3. (slang) horniness, randiness