مهين

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ه و ن (h w n)
18 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verb أَهَانَ (ʔahāna, to insult).

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مُهِين (muhīn) (feminine مُهِينَة (muhīna), masculine plural مُهِينُونَ (muhīnūna), feminine plural مُهِينَات (muhīnāt))

  1. humiliating, demeaning, insulting, offensive, degrading
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 45:9:
      أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ
      ʔūlāʔika lahum ʕaḏābun mmuhīnun
      It is they who will suffer a humiliating punishment.
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Descendants
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  • Persian: مهین (mohin)
  • Catalan: amoïnar
  • Spanish: mohíno
  • Ottoman Turkish: مهین (muhin)

Etymology 2

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Root
م ه ن (m h n)
4 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verb مَهُنَ (mahuna, to be contemptible).

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Adjective

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مَهِين (mahīn) (feminine مَهِينَة (mahīna), masculine plural مَهِينُونَ (mahīnūna), feminine plural مَهِينَات (mahīnāt))

  1. contemptible, abject, despicable
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 68:10:
      وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ
      walā tuṭiʕ kulla ḥallāfin mmahīnin
      And do not obey the despicable, vain oath-taker.
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