عهن

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Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ع ه ن (ʕ h n)
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

عِهْن (ʕihnm (plural عُهُون (ʕuhūn))

  1. wool painted in different colours
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 70:9:
      يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاء كَٱلْمُهْلِ وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
      yawma takūnu s-samāʔ kal-muhli watakūnu l-jibālu kal-ʕihni
      When the sky becomes like melted metal and the mountains become like colourfully-dyed wool
Declension

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Verb

عَهَنَ (ʕahana) I (non-past يَعْهُنُ (yaʕhunu), verbal noun عَهْن (ʕahn) or عُهُون (ʕuhūn))

  1. to stay, remain in place
  2. to attend
  3. to excel (at work)
  4. to stiffen, to dry
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

عُهْنَ (ʕuhna) (form I) /ʕuh.na/

  1. inflection of عَاهَ (ʕāha):
    1. third-person feminine plural past active
    2. second-person feminine plural imperative