دهان

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root د ه ن (d-h-n); compare دَهَنَ (dahana, “to oil, to paint”).

Noun

دِهَان • (dihān) m (plural دِهَانَات (dihānāt) or أَدْهِنَة (ʔadhina))

1. cold cream, cosmetic cream, salve, ointment, unguent
2. paint, varnish
3. hypocrisy, dissimulation, deceit

Declension

Declension of noun دِهَان (dihān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِهَان dihān	الدِّهَان ad-dihān	دِهَان dihān
Nominative	دِهَانٌ dihānun	الدِّهَانُ ad-dihānu	دِهَانُ dihānu
Accusative	دِهَانًا dihānan	الدِّهَانَ ad-dihāna	دِهَانَ dihāna
Genitive	دِهَانٍ dihānin	الدِّهَانِ ad-dihāni	دِهَانِ dihāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِهَانَيْن dihānayn	الدِّهَانَيْن ad-dihānayn	دِهَانَيْ dihānay
Nominative	دِهَانَانِ dihānāni	الدِّهَانَانِ ad-dihānāni	دِهَانَا dihānā
Accusative	دِهَانَيْنِ dihānayni	الدِّهَانَيْنِ ad-dihānayni	دِهَانَيْ dihānay
Genitive	دِهَانَيْنِ dihānayni	الدِّهَانَيْنِ ad-dihānayni	دِهَانَيْ dihānay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِهَانَات‎; أَدْهِنَة dihānāt‎; ʔadhina	الدِّهَانَات‎; الْأَدْهِنَة ad-dihānāt‎; al-ʔadhina	دِهَانَات‎; أَدْهِنَة dihānāt‎; ʔadhinat
Nominative	دِهَانَاتٌ‎; أَدْهِنَةٌ dihānātun‎; ʔadhinatun	الدِّهَانَاتُ‎; الْأَدْهِنَةُ ad-dihānātu‎; al-ʔadhinatu	دِهَانَاتُ‎; أَدْهِنَةُ dihānātu‎; ʔadhinatu
Accusative	دِهَانَاتٍ‎; أَدْهِنَةً dihānātin‎; ʔadhinatan	الدِّهَانَاتِ‎; الْأَدْهِنَةَ ad-dihānāti‎; al-ʔadhinata	دِهَانَاتِ‎; أَدْهِنَةَ dihānāti‎; ʔadhinata
Genitive	دِهَانَاتٍ‎; أَدْهِنَةٍ dihānātin‎; ʔadhinatin	الدِّهَانَاتِ‎; الْأَدْهِنَةِ ad-dihānāti‎; al-ʔadhinati	دِهَانَاتِ‎; أَدْهِنَةِ dihānāti‎; ʔadhinati

Etymology 2

Occupational noun from the verb دَهَنَ (dahana, “to paint”).

Noun

دَهَّان • (dahhān) m (plural دَهَّانُون (dahhānūn), feminine دَهَّانَة (dahhāna))

1. house painter, painter

Declension

Declension of noun دَهَّان (dahhān)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَهَّان dahhān	الدَّهَّان ad-dahhān	دَهَّان dahhān	دَهَّانَة dahhāna	الدَّهَّانَة ad-dahhāna	دَهَّانَة dahhānat
Nominative	دَهَّانٌ dahhānun	الدَّهَّانُ ad-dahhānu	دَهَّانُ dahhānu	دَهَّانَةٌ dahhānatun	الدَّهَّانَةُ ad-dahhānatu	دَهَّانَةُ dahhānatu
Accusative	دَهَّانًا dahhānan	الدَّهَّانَ ad-dahhāna	دَهَّانَ dahhāna	دَهَّانَةً dahhānatan	الدَّهَّانَةَ ad-dahhānata	دَهَّانَةَ dahhānata
Genitive	دَهَّانٍ dahhānin	الدَّهَّانِ ad-dahhāni	دَهَّانِ dahhāni	دَهَّانَةٍ dahhānatin	الدَّهَّانَةِ ad-dahhānati	دَهَّانَةِ dahhānati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَهَّانَيْن dahhānayn	الدَّهَّانَيْن ad-dahhānayn	دَهَّانَيْ dahhānay	دَهَّانَتَيْن dahhānatayn	الدَّهَّانَتَيْن ad-dahhānatayn	دَهَّانَتَيْ dahhānatay
Nominative	دَهَّانَانِ dahhānāni	الدَّهَّانَانِ ad-dahhānāni	دَهَّانَا dahhānā	دَهَّانَتَانِ dahhānatāni	الدَّهَّانَتَانِ ad-dahhānatāni	دَهَّانَتَا dahhānatā
Accusative	دَهَّانَيْنِ dahhānayni	الدَّهَّانَيْنِ ad-dahhānayni	دَهَّانَيْ dahhānay	دَهَّانَتَيْنِ dahhānatayni	الدَّهَّانَتَيْنِ ad-dahhānatayni	دَهَّانَتَيْ dahhānatay
Genitive	دَهَّانَيْنِ dahhānayni	الدَّهَّانَيْنِ ad-dahhānayni	دَهَّانَيْ dahhānay	دَهَّانَتَيْنِ dahhānatayni	الدَّهَّانَتَيْنِ ad-dahhānatayni	دَهَّانَتَيْ dahhānatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَهَّانِين dahhānīn	الدَّهَّانِين ad-dahhānīn	دَهَّانِي dahhānī	دَهَّانَات dahhānāt	الدَّهَّانَات ad-dahhānāt	دَهَّانَات dahhānāt
Nominative	دَهَّانُونَ dahhānūna	الدَّهَّانُونَ ad-dahhānūna	دَهَّانُو dahhānū	دَهَّانَاتٌ dahhānātun	الدَّهَّانَاتُ ad-dahhānātu	دَهَّانَاتُ dahhānātu
Accusative	دَهَّانِينَ dahhānīna	الدَّهَّانِينَ ad-dahhānīna	دَهَّانِي dahhānī	دَهَّانَاتٍ dahhānātin	الدَّهَّانَاتِ ad-dahhānāti	دَهَّانَاتِ dahhānāti
Genitive	دَهَّانِينَ dahhānīna	الدَّهَّانِينَ ad-dahhānīna	دَهَّانِي dahhānī	دَهَّانَاتٍ dahhānātin	الدَّهَّانَاتِ ad-dahhānāti	دَهَّانَاتِ dahhānāti

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Persian

Alternative forms

• دهن (dahan) (colloquial or archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (PWME /⁠dahān⁠/, “mouth”). Compare Avestan 𐬂𐬢𐬵𐬁𐬥𐬋 (åŋhānō, “mouth”), genitive form of Avestan 𐬁𐬵 (āh, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	d
Dari reading?	d
Iranian reading?	d
Tajik reading?	d

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

Dari	دهان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	даҳон

دَهان • (dahân) (plural دَهان‌ها (dahân-hâ))

1. mouth (cavity in the face)

   دهانت را باز کن. (more literary)

   dahân-at-râ bâz kon.

   Open your mouth.

   دهنت و باز کن. (more colloquial)

   dahan-et-o bâz kon.

   Open your mouth.

   • 1177, Farīd ud-Dīn ʿAṭṭār, “حکایت طوطی [The Parrot's Tale]”, in منطق الطیر [The Conference of the Birds], lines 802—803:

     طوطی آمد با دهان پر شکر، در لباس فستقی با طوق زر

     tuti âmad bâ dahân por-šakar, dar lebâs-e fostoqi bâ towq-e zar

     The parrot came with a mouth full of sugar, in pistachio-green robes with a golden collar

   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume VI, verse 4081:

     چون نشیند بهر خور بر روی برگ، در فتد اندر دهان مار و مرگ

     čon nešinad bahr-e xor bar ru-ye barg, dar fatâd andar dahân-e mâr o marg

     When it [the bird] settles on the leaf for the purpose of eating, it falls into the mouth of the snake and death.

2. (by extension) mouth, opening