دَخَن
smoke
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Highlights
Plural
أَدْخِنَة
Other plurals
دَوَاخِن، دَوَاخِين
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form II
دَخَّنَ
to smoke
Verb · Form I
دَخِنَ
to be smoky
Verb · Form I
دَخَنَ
to smoke
Noun
مُدَخِّن
smoker
Noun
مَدْخَنَة
chimney
دُخَان in English
Noun
- smoke, fume
- steam
- tobacco
- cigarettes collective, uncountable
- evil, mischief obsolete
- dearth, drought, sterility, unfruitfulness, hunger obsolete
Word origin
Attested since 475 CE, according to the Doha Dictionary. Has been hypothesized to be borrowed from Middle Persian *dūd xān or *dūd xānag continued in Dari دود خانه (dūd-xāna, “smoke-room, the compartment of a house below a chimney; family, house, = دودمان (dūdmān)”).
Words from the root د-خ-ن
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دَخِنَ
· present يَدْخَنُ
Form I · The plain action
to be smoky (to taste or smell of smoke, or filled with smoke); to be smoke-colored (of a pot, etc.); to be bad, to be corrupt (e.g. of one's character, mind or morals)
دَخِن
أَدْخَن
دَخَنَ
· present يَدْخَنُ
Form I · The plain action
to smoke (emit smoke; for example of a chimney, a fire)
دَخْن
دُخُون
دَاخِن
دَخَّنَ
· present يُدَخِّنُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to smoke (tobacco, etc.)
دُخَان: plural and other forms
| Singular | دُخَان |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَدْخِنَة |
| Alternative plurals | دَوَاخِن، دَوَاخِين |
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