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عهن

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Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
ع ه ن (ʕ h n)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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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
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Etymology 1.2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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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
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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عُهْنَ (ʕuhna) (form I) /ʕuh.na/

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