تحين

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح ي ن (ḥ y n)
6 terms

Pronunciation

• Verb: IPA^(key): /ta.ħaj.ja.na/
• Noun: IPA^(key): /ta.ħaj.jun/

Verb

تَحَيَّنَ • (taḥayyana) V (non-past يَتَحَيَّنُ (yataḥayyanu), verbal noun تَحَيُّن (taḥayyun))

1. to wait for, to watch for
   • 1913, Muhammad Husayn Haykal, زينب:

     وَكَمْ مِنْ مَرَّةٍ فِيمَا مَضَى كَانَتْ تَتَحَيَّنُ ٱلْفُرَصَ لِتَجِدَ مُنَاسِبَةً تَخَاطَبَ بِهَا زَوْجُهَا فِي هٰذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ

     wakam min marratin fīmā maḍā kānat tataḥayyanu l-furaṣa litajida munāsibatan taḵāṭaba bihā zawjuhā fī hāḏā l-ʔamri

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Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَحَيَّنَ (V, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَحَيُّن)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَحَيُّن taḥayyun
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَحَيِّن mutaḥayyin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَحَيَّن mutaḥayyan
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَحَيَّنْتُ taḥayyantu	تَحَيَّنْتَ taḥayyanta	تَحَيَّنَ taḥayyana		تَحَيَّنْتُمَا taḥayyantumā	تَحَيَّنَا taḥayyanā		تَحَيَّنَّا taḥayyannā	تَحَيَّنْتُمْ taḥayyantum	تَحَيَّنُوا taḥayyanū
	f		تَحَيَّنْتِ taḥayyanti	تَحَيَّنَتْ taḥayyanat			تَحَيَّنَتَا taḥayyanatā			تَحَيَّنْتُنَّ taḥayyantunna	تَحَيَّنَّ taḥayyanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَحَيَّنُ ʔataḥayyanu	تَتَحَيَّنُ tataḥayyanu	يَتَحَيَّنُ yataḥayyanu		تَتَحَيَّنَانِ tataḥayyanāni	يَتَحَيَّنَانِ yataḥayyanāni		نَتَحَيَّنُ nataḥayyanu	تَتَحَيَّنُونَ tataḥayyanūna	يَتَحَيَّنُونَ yataḥayyanūna
	f		تَتَحَيَّنِينَ tataḥayyanīna	تَتَحَيَّنُ tataḥayyanu			تَتَحَيَّنَانِ tataḥayyanāni			تَتَحَيَّنَّ tataḥayyanna	يَتَحَيَّنَّ yataḥayyanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَحَيَّنَ ʔataḥayyana	تَتَحَيَّنَ tataḥayyana	يَتَحَيَّنَ yataḥayyana		تَتَحَيَّنَا tataḥayyanā	يَتَحَيَّنَا yataḥayyanā		نَتَحَيَّنَ nataḥayyana	تَتَحَيَّنُوا tataḥayyanū	يَتَحَيَّنُوا yataḥayyanū
	f		تَتَحَيَّنِي tataḥayyanī	تَتَحَيَّنَ tataḥayyana			تَتَحَيَّنَا tataḥayyanā			تَتَحَيَّنَّ tataḥayyanna	يَتَحَيَّنَّ yataḥayyanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَحَيَّنْ ʔataḥayyan	تَتَحَيَّنْ tataḥayyan	يَتَحَيَّنْ yataḥayyan		تَتَحَيَّنَا tataḥayyanā	يَتَحَيَّنَا yataḥayyanā		نَتَحَيَّنْ nataḥayyan	تَتَحَيَّنُوا tataḥayyanū	يَتَحَيَّنُوا yataḥayyanū
	f		تَتَحَيَّنِي tataḥayyanī	تَتَحَيَّنْ tataḥayyan			تَتَحَيَّنَا tataḥayyanā			تَتَحَيَّنَّ tataḥayyanna	يَتَحَيَّنَّ yataḥayyanna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَحَيَّنْ taḥayyan			تَحَيَّنَا taḥayyanā				تَحَيَّنُوا taḥayyanū
	f		تَحَيَّنِي taḥayyanī							تَحَيَّنَّ taḥayyanna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تُحُيِّنْتُ tuḥuyyintu	تُحُيِّنْتَ tuḥuyyinta	تُحُيِّنَ tuḥuyyina		تُحُيِّنْتُمَا tuḥuyyintumā	تُحُيِّنَا tuḥuyyinā		تُحُيِّنَّا tuḥuyyinnā	تُحُيِّنْتُمْ tuḥuyyintum	تُحُيِّنُوا tuḥuyyinū
	f		تُحُيِّنْتِ tuḥuyyinti	تُحُيِّنَتْ tuḥuyyinat			تُحُيِّنَتَا tuḥuyyinatā			تُحُيِّنْتُنَّ tuḥuyyintunna	تُحُيِّنَّ tuḥuyyinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَحَيَّنُ ʔutaḥayyanu	تُتَحَيَّنُ tutaḥayyanu	يُتَحَيَّنُ yutaḥayyanu		تُتَحَيَّنَانِ tutaḥayyanāni	يُتَحَيَّنَانِ yutaḥayyanāni		نُتَحَيَّنُ nutaḥayyanu	تُتَحَيَّنُونَ tutaḥayyanūna	يُتَحَيَّنُونَ yutaḥayyanūna
	f		تُتَحَيَّنِينَ tutaḥayyanīna	تُتَحَيَّنُ tutaḥayyanu			تُتَحَيَّنَانِ tutaḥayyanāni			تُتَحَيَّنَّ tutaḥayyanna	يُتَحَيَّنَّ yutaḥayyanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَحَيَّنَ ʔutaḥayyana	تُتَحَيَّنَ tutaḥayyana	يُتَحَيَّنَ yutaḥayyana		تُتَحَيَّنَا tutaḥayyanā	يُتَحَيَّنَا yutaḥayyanā		نُتَحَيَّنَ nutaḥayyana	تُتَحَيَّنُوا tutaḥayyanū	يُتَحَيَّنُوا yutaḥayyanū
	f		تُتَحَيَّنِي tutaḥayyanī	تُتَحَيَّنَ tutaḥayyana			تُتَحَيَّنَا tutaḥayyanā			تُتَحَيَّنَّ tutaḥayyanna	يُتَحَيَّنَّ yutaḥayyanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَحَيَّنْ ʔutaḥayyan	تُتَحَيَّنْ tutaḥayyan	يُتَحَيَّنْ yutaḥayyan		تُتَحَيَّنَا tutaḥayyanā	يُتَحَيَّنَا yutaḥayyanā		نُتَحَيَّنْ nutaḥayyan	تُتَحَيَّنُوا tutaḥayyanū	يُتَحَيَّنُوا yutaḥayyanū
	f		تُتَحَيَّنِي tutaḥayyanī	تُتَحَيَّنْ tutaḥayyan			تُتَحَيَّنَا tutaḥayyanā			تُتَحَيَّنَّ tutaḥayyanna	يُتَحَيَّنَّ yutaḥayyanna

Noun

تَحَيُّن • (taḥayyun) m

1. verbal noun of تَحَيَّنَ (taḥayyana) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun تَحَيُّن (taḥayyun)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَحَيُّن taḥayyun	التَّحَيُّن at-taḥayyun	تَحَيُّن taḥayyun
Nominative	تَحَيُّنٌ taḥayyunun	التَّحَيُّنُ at-taḥayyunu	تَحَيُّنُ taḥayyunu
Accusative	تَحَيُّنًا taḥayyunan	التَّحَيُّنَ at-taḥayyuna	تَحَيُّنَ taḥayyuna
Genitive	تَحَيُّنٍ taḥayyunin	التَّحَيُّنِ at-taḥayyuni	تَحَيُّنِ taḥayyuni

Etymology 2

Verb

تحين (form I)

1. تَحِينُ (taḥīnu) /ta.ħiː.nu/: inflection of حَانَ (ḥāna):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
2. تَحِينَ (taḥīna) /ta.ħiː.na/: inflection of حَانَ (ḥāna):
   1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
   2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive