Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ح ض ن (ḥ-ḍ-n). The figurative meaning is a semantic loan from European languages like English embrace, French embrasser, Spanish abrazar, Portuguese abraçar, Italian abbracciare.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

اِحْتَضَنَ (iḥtaḍana) VIII, non-past يَحْتَضِنُ‎ (yaḥtaḍinu)

  1. to take into arms, to embrace, to get to hold, to hug, to enfold
  2. to embrace, to enshrine, to integrate
  3. to host

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