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