عهن

Arabic

Root
ع ه ن (ʕ-h-n)

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕihn/

Noun

عِهْن • (ʕihn) m (plural عُهُون (ʕuhūn))

1. wool painted in different colours
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 70:9:

     يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاء كَالْمُهْلِ (8) وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ (9)

     yawma takūnu s-samāʔ kalmuhl (8) watakūnu l-jibālu kalʕihn (9)

     When the sky becomes like melted metal (8) and the mountains become like colourfully-dyed wool

Declension

Declension of noun عِهْن (ʕihn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِهْن ʕihn	الْعِهْن al-ʕihn	عِهْن ʕihn
Nominative	عِهْنٌ ʕihnun	الْعِهْنُ al-ʕihnu	عِهْنُ ʕihnu
Accusative	عِهْنًا ʕihnan	الْعِهْنَ al-ʕihna	عِهْنَ ʕihna
Genitive	عِهْنٍ ʕihnin	الْعِهْنِ al-ʕihni	عِهْنِ ʕihni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِهْنَيْن ʕihnayn	الْعِهْنَيْن al-ʕihnayn	عِهْنَيْ ʕihnay
Nominative	عِهْنَانِ ʕihnāni	الْعِهْنَانِ al-ʕihnāni	عِهْنَا ʕihnā
Accusative	عِهْنَيْنِ ʕihnayni	الْعِهْنَيْنِ al-ʕihnayni	عِهْنَيْ ʕihnay
Genitive	عِهْنَيْنِ ʕihnayni	الْعِهْنَيْنِ al-ʕihnayni	عِهْنَيْ ʕihnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُهُون ʕuhūn	الْعُهُون al-ʕuhūn	عُهُون ʕuhūn
Nominative	عُهُونٌ ʕuhūnun	الْعُهُونُ al-ʕuhūnu	عُهُونُ ʕuhūnu
Accusative	عُهُونًا ʕuhūnan	الْعُهُونَ al-ʕuhūna	عُهُونَ ʕuhūna
Genitive	عُهُونٍ ʕuhūnin	الْعُهُونِ al-ʕuhūni	عُهُونِ ʕuhūni

Etymology 2

Verb

عَهَنَ • (ʕahana) I, non-past يَعْهُنُ‎ (yaʕhunu)

1. to stay, remain in place
2. to attend
3. to excel (at work)
4. to stiffen, to dry

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَهَنَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns عَهْن or عُهُون)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						عَهْن or عُهُون ʕahn or ʕuhūn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						عَاهِن ʕāhin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَعْهُون maʕhūn
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	عَهَنْتُ ʕahantu	عَهَنْتَ ʕahanta	عَهَنَ ʕahana		عَهَنْتُمَا ʕahantumā	عَهَنَا ʕahanā		عَهَنَّا ʕahannā	عَهَنْتُمْ ʕahantum	عَهَنُوا ʕahanū
	f		عَهَنْتِ ʕahanti	عَهَنَتْ ʕahanat			عَهَنَتَا ʕahanatā			عَهَنْتُنَّ ʕahantunna	عَهَنَّ ʕahanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعْهُنُ ʔaʕhunu	تَعْهُنُ taʕhunu	يَعْهُنُ yaʕhunu		تَعْهُنَانِ taʕhunāni	يَعْهُنَانِ yaʕhunāni		نَعْهُنُ naʕhunu	تَعْهُنُونَ taʕhunūna	يَعْهُنُونَ yaʕhunūna
	f		تَعْهُنِينَ taʕhunīna	تَعْهُنُ taʕhunu			تَعْهُنَانِ taʕhunāni			تَعْهُنَّ taʕhunna	يَعْهُنَّ yaʕhunna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعْهُنَ ʔaʕhuna	تَعْهُنَ taʕhuna	يَعْهُنَ yaʕhuna		تَعْهُنَا taʕhunā	يَعْهُنَا yaʕhunā		نَعْهُنَ naʕhuna	تَعْهُنُوا taʕhunū	يَعْهُنُوا yaʕhunū
	f		تَعْهُنِي taʕhunī	تَعْهُنَ taʕhuna			تَعْهُنَا taʕhunā			تَعْهُنَّ taʕhunna	يَعْهُنَّ yaʕhunna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعْهُنْ ʔaʕhun	تَعْهُنْ taʕhun	يَعْهُنْ yaʕhun		تَعْهُنَا taʕhunā	يَعْهُنَا yaʕhunā		نَعْهُنْ naʕhun	تَعْهُنُوا taʕhunū	يَعْهُنُوا yaʕhunū
	f		تَعْهُنِي taʕhunī	تَعْهُنْ taʕhun			تَعْهُنَا taʕhunā			تَعْهُنَّ taʕhunna	يَعْهُنَّ yaʕhunna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُعْهُنْ uʕhun			اُعْهُنَا uʕhunā				اُعْهُنُوا uʕhunū
	f		اُعْهُنِي uʕhunī							اُعْهُنَّ uʕhunna
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	—	—	عُهِنَ ʕuhina		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُعْهَنُ yuʕhanu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُعْهَنَ yuʕhana		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُعْهَنْ yuʕhan		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

عُهْنَ • (ʕuhna) (form I)

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

Verb

عِهْنَ • (ʕihna) (form I)

1. third-person feminine plural past passive of عَاهَ (ʕāha)