كاهن

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See also: کاهن

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of كَهَنَ (kahana, to predict the future), from the root ك ه ن (k-h-n). Compare Hebrew כוהן (kōhên).

Noun

كَاهِن (kāhinm (plural كَاهِنُونَ (kāhinūna) or كُهَّان (kuhhān) or كَهَنَة (kahana), feminine كَاهِنَة (kāhina))

  1. diviner, soothsayer, prognosticator, fortuneteller, augur, forecaster
  2. (religion) priest, father, chaplain, rector, prebend, clergyman, vicar, dominie, curate

Declension

Descendants

  • Swahili: kuhani