خن

خن

See also: جن‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Chinese 限 (MC ɦˠɛn^X, “line, boundary”), considering also that, inversely, مُل‎ (mul, “coastline”) is from a Dravidian term for an “angle or point of compass”. Perhaps later understood as related to خَان‎ (ḵān), خَانَة‎ (ḵāna, “space into which something is fitted”).

Noun

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

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 ʾaḵnān	الْأَخْنَان‎ al-ʾaḵnān	أَخْنَان‎ ʾaḵnān
Nominative	أَخْنَانٌ‎ ʾaḵnānun	الْأَخْنَانُ‎ al-ʾaḵnānu	أَخْنَانُ‎ ʾaḵnānu
Accusative	أَخْنَانًا‎ ʾaḵnānan	الْأَخْنَانَ‎ al-ʾaḵnāna	أَخْنَانَ‎ ʾaḵnāna
Genitive	أَخْنَانٍ‎ ʾaḵnānin	الْأَخْنَانِ‎ al-ʾaḵnāni	أَخْنَانِ‎ ʾaḵnāni

Further reading

• Ferrand, Gabriel (1924), “L’élément persan dans les textes nautiques arabes des XV^o et XVI^o siècles”, in Journal asiatique‎ (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 (ʾaḵnān))

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 ʾaḵnān	الْأَخْنَان‎ al-ʾaḵnān	أَخْنَان‎ ʾaḵnān
Nominative	أَخْنَانٌ‎ ʾaḵnānun	الْأَخْنَانُ‎ al-ʾaḵnānu	أَخْنَانُ‎ ʾaḵnānu
Accusative	أَخْنَانًا‎ ʾaḵnānan	الْأَخْنَانَ‎ al-ʾaḵnāna	أَخْنَانَ‎ ʾaḵnāna
Genitive	أَخْنَانٍ‎ ʾaḵnānin	الْأَخْنَانِ‎ al-ʾaḵnāni	أَخْنَانِ‎ ʾaḵnāni

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:10.1163/9789004224674, →ISBN, pages 360–364

Verb

خَنَّ • (ḵanna) I, non-past يَخِنُّ‎‎ (yaḵinnu)

1. to twang, to speak with a nasal sound

Conjugation

Conjugation of

خَنَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal noun خَنِين)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						خَنِين‎ ḵanīn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						خَانّ‎ ḵānn
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَخْنُون‎ maḵnūn
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	خَنَنْتُ‎ ḵanantu	خَنَنْتَ‎ ḵananta	خَنَّ ḵanna		خَنَنْتُمَا‎ ḵanantumā	خَنَّا‎ ḵannā		خَنَنَّا‎ ḵanannā	خَنَنْتُمْ‎ ḵanantum	خَنُّوا‎ ḵannū
	f		خَنَنْتِ‎ ḵananti	خَنَّتْ‎ ḵannat			خَنَّتَا‎ ḵannatā			خَنَنْتُنَّ‎ ḵanantunna	خَنَنَّ‎ ḵananna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَخِنُّ‎ ʾaḵinnu	تَخِنُّ‎ taḵinnu	يَخِنُّ‎ yaḵinnu		تَخِنَّانِ‎ taḵinnāni	يَخِنَّانِ‎ yaḵinnāni		نَخِنُّ‎ naḵinnu	تَخِنُّونَ‎ taḵinnūna	يَخِنُّونَ‎ yaḵinnūna
	f		تَخِنِّينَ‎ taḵinnīna	تَخِنُّ‎ taḵinnu			تَخِنَّانِ‎ taḵinnāni			تَخْنِنَّ‎ taḵninna	يَخْنِنَّ‎ yaḵninna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخِنَّ‎ ʾaḵinna	تَخِنَّ‎ taḵinna	يَخِنَّ‎ yaḵinna		تَخِنَّا‎ taḵinnā	يَخِنَّا‎ yaḵinnā		نَخِنَّ‎ naḵinna	تَخِنُّوا‎ taḵinnū	يَخِنُّوا‎ yaḵinnū
	f		تَخِنِّي‎ taḵinnī	تَخِنَّ‎ taḵinna			تَخِنَّا‎ taḵinnā			تَخْنِنَّ‎ taḵninna	يَخْنِنَّ‎ yaḵninna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخِنَّ‎ or أَخِنِّ‎ or أَخْنِنْ‎ ʾaḵinna or ʾaḵinni or ʾaḵnin	تَخِنَّ‎ or تَخِنِّ‎ or تَخْنِنْ‎ taḵinna or taḵinni or taḵnin	يَخِنَّ‎ or يَخِنِّ‎ or يَخْنِنْ‎ yaḵinna or yaḵinni or yaḵnin		تَخِنَّا‎ taḵinnā	يَخِنَّا‎ yaḵinnā		نَخِنَّ‎ or نَخِنِّ‎ or نَخْنِنْ‎ naḵinna or naḵinni or naḵnin	تَخِنُّوا‎ taḵinnū	يَخِنُّوا‎ yaḵinnū
	f		تَخِنِّي‎ taḵinnī	تَخِنَّ‎ or تَخِنِّ‎ or تَخْنِنْ‎ taḵinna or taḵinni or taḵnin			تَخِنَّا‎ taḵinnā			تَخْنِنَّ‎ taḵninna	يَخْنِنَّ‎ yaḵninna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خِنَّ or خِنِّ or اِخْنِنْ‎ ḵinna or ḵinni or iḵnin			خِنَّا‎ ḵinnā				خِنُّوا‎ ḵinnū
	f		خِنِّي‎ ḵinnī							اِخْنِنَّ‎ iḵninna
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	خُنِنْتُ‎ ḵunintu	خُنِنْتَ‎ ḵuninta	خُنَّ ḵunna		خُنِنْتُمَا‎ ḵunintumā	خُنَّا‎ ḵunnā		خُنِنَّا‎ ḵuninnā	خُنِنْتُمْ‎ ḵunintum	خُنُّوا‎ ḵunnū
	f		خُنِنْتِ‎ ḵuninti	خُنَّتْ‎ ḵunnat			خُنَّتَا‎ ḵunnatā			خُنِنْتُنَّ‎ ḵunintunna	خُنِنَّ‎ ḵuninna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَنُّ‎ ʾuḵannu	تُخَنُّ‎ tuḵannu	يُخَنُّ‎ yuḵannu		تُخَنَّانِ‎ tuḵannāni	يُخَنَّانِ‎ yuḵannāni		نُخَنُّ‎ nuḵannu	تُخَنُّونَ‎ tuḵannūna	يُخَنُّونَ‎ yuḵannūna
	f		تُخَنِّينَ‎ tuḵannīna	تُخَنُّ‎ tuḵannu			تُخَنَّانِ‎ tuḵannāni			تُخْنَنَّ‎ tuḵnanna	يُخْنَنَّ‎ yuḵnanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَنَّ‎ ʾuḵanna	تُخَنَّ‎ tuḵanna	يُخَنَّ‎ yuḵanna		تُخَنَّا‎ tuḵannā	يُخَنَّا‎ yuḵannā		نُخَنَّ‎ nuḵanna	تُخَنُّوا‎ tuḵannū	يُخَنُّوا‎ yuḵannū
	f		تُخَنِّي‎ tuḵannī	تُخَنَّ‎ tuḵanna			تُخَنَّا‎ tuḵannā			تُخْنَنَّ‎ tuḵnanna	يُخْنَنَّ‎ yuḵnanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَنَّ‎ or أُخَنِّ‎ or أُخْنَنْ‎ ʾuḵanna or ʾuḵanni or ʾuḵnan	تُخَنَّ‎ or تُخَنِّ‎ or تُخْنَنْ‎ tuḵanna or tuḵanni or tuḵnan	يُخَنَّ‎ or يُخَنِّ‎ or يُخْنَنْ‎ yuḵanna or yuḵanni or yuḵnan		تُخَنَّا‎ tuḵannā	يُخَنَّا‎ yuḵannā		نُخَنَّ‎ or نُخَنِّ‎ or نُخْنَنْ‎ nuḵanna or nuḵanni or nuḵnan	تُخَنُّوا‎ tuḵannū	يُخَنُّوا‎ yuḵannū
	f		تُخَنِّي‎ tuḵannī	تُخَنَّ‎ or تُخَنِّ‎ or تُخْنَنْ‎ tuḵanna or tuḵanni or tuḵnan			تُخَنَّا‎ tuḵannā			تُخْنَنَّ‎ tuḵnanna	يُخْنَنَّ‎ yuḵnanna

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

خُنْ • (ḵun) (form I)

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

Verb

خُنَّ • (ḵunna) (form I)

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

Verb

خِنَّ • (ḵinna) (form I)

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

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Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *kaṇ (“eye”).

Noun

خن (xan)

1. eye