حنان

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Arabic

Root
ح ن ن (ḥ n n)
4 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

حَنَان (ḥanānm

  1. verbal noun of حَنَّ (ḥanna) (form I)
  2. mercy, kindness, affection
    Synonyms: شَفَقَة (šafaqa), عَطْف (ʕaṭf)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 19:12-13:
      يَا يَحْيَى خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۖ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا / وَحَنَانًا مِّن لَدُنَّا وَزَكَاةً ۖ وَكَانَ تَقِيًّا
      yā yaḥyā ḵuḏi l-kitāba biquwwatin waʔātaynāhu l-ḥukma ṣabiyyan / waḥanānan min ladunnā wazakātan wakāna taqiyyan
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  3. tenderness
    حَنانُكَ يُشَبِّهُ لَمْسَةَ الرِيَاحِ اللَطِيفَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ صَيْفِيَّةٍ هَادِئَةٍ.
    ḥanānuka yušabbihu lamsata r-riyāḥi l-laṭīfati fī laylatin ṣayfiyyatin hādiʔatin.
    Your tenderness is like a gentle breeze on a quiet summer night.
  4. compassion

Declension