خن

See also: جن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Modified from خَان (ḵān), خَانَة (ḵāna), or perhaps from Chinese 限 (MC heanX, “line, boundary”), mediated through.

Noun

خَنّ • (ḵann) m (plural أَخْنَان (ʔaḵnān))

1. (navigation) rhumb of the compass, a ¹⁄₃₂ angular measure

Declension

Declension of noun خَنّ (ḵann)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَنّ ḵann	الْخَنّ al-ḵann	خَنّ ḵann
Nominative	خَنٌّ ḵannun	الْخَنُّ al-ḵannu	خَنُّ ḵannu
Accusative	خَنًّا ḵannan	الْخَنَّ al-ḵanna	خَنَّ ḵanna
Genitive	خَنٍّ ḵannin	الْخَنِّ al-ḵanni	خَنِّ ḵanni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خَنَّيْن ḵannayn	الْخَنَّيْن al-ḵannayn	خَنَّيْ ḵannay
Nominative	خَنَّانِ ḵannāni	الْخَنَّانِ al-ḵannāni	خَنَّا ḵannā
Accusative	خَنَّيْنِ ḵannayni	الْخَنَّيْنِ al-ḵannayni	خَنَّيْ ḵannay
Genitive	خَنَّيْنِ ḵannayni	الْخَنَّيْنِ al-ḵannayni	خَنَّيْ ḵannay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَخْنَان ʔaḵnān	الْأَخْنَان al-ʔaḵnān	أَخْنَان ʔaḵnān
Nominative	أَخْنَانٌ ʔaḵnānun	الْأَخْنَانُ al-ʔaḵnānu	أَخْنَانُ ʔaḵnānu
Accusative	أَخْنَانًا ʔaḵnānan	الْأَخْنَانَ al-ʔaḵnāna	أَخْنَانَ ʔaḵnāna
Genitive	أَخْنَانٍ ʔaḵnānin	الْأَخْنَانِ al-ʔaḵnāni	أَخْنَانِ ʔaḵnāni

Further reading

• Ferrand, Gabriel (1924) “L’élément persan dans les textes nautiques arabes des XV^o et XVI^o siècles”, in Journal asiatique‎^[1] (in French), volume 204, pages 215–222

Etymology 2

Blend of قُنّ (qunn) +‎ خُمّ (ḵumm) both having this meaning. This blend is most widespread in Egypt up to the southwest corner of Syria.

Noun

خُنّ • (ḵunn) m (plural أَخْنَان (ʔaḵnān))

1. alternative form of خُمّ (ḵumm, “coop for fattened domestic birds, pen for poultry”)

Declension

Declension of noun خُنّ (ḵunn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُنّ ḵunn	الْخُنّ al-ḵunn	خُنّ ḵunn
Nominative	خُنٌّ ḵunnun	الْخُنُّ al-ḵunnu	خُنُّ ḵunnu
Accusative	خُنًّا ḵunnan	الْخُنَّ al-ḵunna	خُنَّ ḵunna
Genitive	خُنٍّ ḵunnin	الْخُنِّ al-ḵunni	خُنِّ ḵunni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	خُنَّيْن ḵunnayn	الْخُنَّيْن al-ḵunnayn	خُنَّيْ ḵunnay
Nominative	خُنَّانِ ḵunnāni	الْخُنَّانِ al-ḵunnāni	خُنَّا ḵunnā
Accusative	خُنَّيْنِ ḵunnayni	الْخُنَّيْنِ al-ḵunnayni	خُنَّيْ ḵunnay
Genitive	خُنَّيْنِ ḵunnayni	الْخُنَّيْنِ al-ḵunnayni	خُنَّيْ ḵunnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَخْنَان ʔaḵnān	الْأَخْنَان al-ʔaḵnān	أَخْنَان ʔaḵnān
Nominative	أَخْنَانٌ ʔaḵnānun	الْأَخْنَانُ al-ʔaḵnānu	أَخْنَانُ ʔaḵnānu
Accusative	أَخْنَانًا ʔaḵnānan	الْأَخْنَانَ al-ʔaḵnāna	أَخْنَانَ ʔaḵnāna
Genitive	أَخْنَانٍ ʔaḵnānin	الْأَخْنَانِ al-ʔaḵnāni	أَخْنَانِ ʔaḵnāni

References

• Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 360–364

Etymology 3

Verb

1. to twang, to speak with a nasal sound

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of خَانَ (ḵāna)

Verb

1. second-person feminine plural active imperative of خَانَ (ḵāna)
2. third-person feminine plural past active of خَانَ (ḵāna)

Verb

1. third-person feminine plural past passive of خَانَ (ḵāna)