dehen

Cornish

Noun

dehen m (plural dehennow)

1. cream

Derived terms

• dehen howl (“sun cream”)
• dehen molys (“clotted cream”)
• dehen rew (“ice cream”)
• tesen dhehen (“cream cake”)

Mutation

Mutation of dehen

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
dehen	dhehen	unchanged	tehen	tehen	tehen

References

• Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 223

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛːn/

Etymology 1

Root
d-h-n (wisdom)
2 terms

From Arabic ذِهْن (ḏihn).

Noun

dehen m (plural (both unused) dehnijiet or idhna)

1. wisdom, good sense, reason, prudence

   Synonym: għaqal

Etymology 2

Root
d-h-n (anointment)
5 terms

From Arabic دَهَنَ (dahana).

Verb

dehen (imperfect jidhen, past participle midhun, verbal noun dhin)

1. to anoint

Conjugation

Conjugation of dehen

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	dhent	dhent	dehen		dhenna	dhentu	dehnu
	f			dehnet
imperfect	m	nidhen	tidhen	jidhen		nidhnu	tidhnu	jidhnu
	f			tidhen
imperative			idhen				idhnu