Attested since 475 CE, according to the Doha Dictionary.
Has been hypothesized to be borrowed from Middle Persian *dūd xān or *dūd xānag[1] continued[2] in Dari دود خانه (dūd-xāna, “smoke-room, the compartment of a house below a chimney; family, house, = دودمان (dūdmān)”).
| Root |
|---|
| د خ ن (d ḵ n) |
| 5 terms |
دُخَان or دُخَّان • (duḵān or duḵḵān) m (plural أَدْخِنَة (ʔadḵina) or دَوَاخِن (dawāḵin) or دَوَاخِين (dawāḵīn))
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | دُخَان duḵān |
الدُّخَان ad-duḵān |
دُخَان duḵān |
| Nominative | دُخَانٌ duḵānun |
الدُّخَانُ ad-duḵānu |
دُخَانُ duḵānu |
| Accusative | دُخَانًا duḵānan |
الدُّخَانَ ad-duḵāna |
دُخَانَ duḵāna |
| Genitive | دُخَانٍ duḵānin |
الدُّخَانِ ad-duḵāni |
دُخَانِ duḵāni |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | دُخَانَيْن duḵānayn |
الدُّخَانَيْن ad-duḵānayn |
دُخَانَيْ duḵānay |
| Nominative | دُخَانَانِ duḵānāni |
الدُّخَانَانِ ad-duḵānāni |
دُخَانَا duḵānā |
| Accusative | دُخَانَيْنِ duḵānayni |
الدُّخَانَيْنِ ad-duḵānayni |
دُخَانَيْ duḵānay |
| Genitive | دُخَانَيْنِ duḵānayni |
الدُّخَانَيْنِ ad-duḵānayni |
دُخَانَيْ duḵānay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a); basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَدْخِنَة; دَوَاخِن; دَوَاخِين ʔadḵina; dawāḵin; dawāḵīn |
الْأَدْخِنَة; الدَّوَاخِن; الدَّوَاخِين al-ʔadḵina; ad-dawāḵin; ad-dawāḵīn |
أَدْخِنَة; دَوَاخِن; دَوَاخِين ʔadḵinat; dawāḵin; dawāḵīn |
| Nominative | أَدْخِنَةٌ; دَوَاخِنُ; دَوَاخِينُ ʔadḵinatun; dawāḵinu; dawāḵīnu |
الْأَدْخِنَةُ; الدَّوَاخِنُ; الدَّوَاخِينُ al-ʔadḵinatu; ad-dawāḵinu; ad-dawāḵīnu |
أَدْخِنَةُ; دَوَاخِنُ; دَوَاخِينُ ʔadḵinatu; dawāḵinu; dawāḵīnu |
| Accusative | أَدْخِنَةً; دَوَاخِنَ; دَوَاخِينَ ʔadḵinatan; dawāḵina; dawāḵīna |
الْأَدْخِنَةَ; الدَّوَاخِنَ; الدَّوَاخِينَ al-ʔadḵinata; ad-dawāḵina; ad-dawāḵīna |
أَدْخِنَةَ; دَوَاخِنَ; دَوَاخِينَ ʔadḵinata; dawāḵina; dawāḵīna |
| Genitive | أَدْخِنَةٍ; دَوَاخِنَ; دَوَاخِينَ ʔadḵinatin; dawāḵina; dawāḵīna |
الْأَدْخِنَةِ; الدَّوَاخِنِ; الدَّوَاخِينِ al-ʔadḵinati; ad-dawāḵini; ad-dawāḵīni |
أَدْخِنَةِ; دَوَاخِنِ; دَوَاخِينِ ʔadḵinati; dawāḵini; dawāḵīni |
دخان • (duhan)