احتضن

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Arabic

Root
ح ض ن (ḥ ḍ n)
9 terms

Etymology

The figurative meaning is a semantic loan from European languages like English embrace, French embrasser, Spanish abrazar, Portuguese abraçar, Italian abbracciare.

Pronunciation

Verb

اِحْتَضَنَ (iḥtaḍana) VIII (non-past يَحْتَضِنُ (yaḥtaḍinu), verbal noun اِحْتِضَان (iḥtiḍān))

  1. to take into arms, to embrace, to get to hold, to hug, to enfold
  2. to embrace, to enshrine, to integrate
  3. to host

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