See also: إذن, اذن, آذن, أدن, and ادن

Arabic

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آذَان

Etymology 1.1

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From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn- (ear). Cognate with Hebrew אוזן (ózen).

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Noun

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أُذُن or أُذْن (ʔuḏun or ʔuḏnf (dual أُذُنَان (ʔuḏunān) or أُذْنَان (ʔuḏnān), plural آذَان (ʔāḏān))

  1. ear
  2. (singular only) listener(s)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 9:61:
      وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ أُذُنٌ قُلْ أُذُنُ خَيْرٍ لَكُمْ
      wayaqūlūna huwa ʔuḏunun qul ʔuḏunu ḵayrin lakum
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. handle (of a cup)
Declension
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Declension of noun أُذُن (ʔuḏun)‎; أُذْن (ʔuḏn)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أُذُن‎; أُذْن
ʔuḏun‎; ʔuḏn
الْأُذُن‎; الْأُذْن
al-ʔuḏun‎; al-ʔuḏn
أُذُن‎; أُذْن
ʔuḏun‎; ʔuḏn
nominative أُذُنٌ‎; أُذْنٌ
ʔuḏunun‎; ʔuḏnun
الْأُذُنُ‎; الْأُذْنُ
al-ʔuḏunu‎; al-ʔuḏnu
أُذُنُ‎; أُذْنُ
ʔuḏunu‎; ʔuḏnu
accusative أُذُنًا‎; أُذْنًا
ʔuḏunan‎; ʔuḏnan
الْأُذُنَ‎; الْأُذْنَ
al-ʔuḏuna‎; al-ʔuḏna
أُذُنَ‎; أُذْنَ
ʔuḏuna‎; ʔuḏna
genitive أُذُنٍ‎; أُذْنٍ
ʔuḏunin‎; ʔuḏnin
الْأُذُنِ‎; الْأُذْنِ
al-ʔuḏuni‎; al-ʔuḏni
أُذُنِ‎; أُذْنِ
ʔuḏuni‎; ʔuḏni
dual indefinite definite construct
informal أُذُنَيْن‎; أُذْنَيْن
ʔuḏunayn‎; ʔuḏnayn
الْأُذُنَيْن‎; الْأُذْنَيْن
al-ʔuḏunayn‎; al-ʔuḏnayn
أُذُنَيْ‎; أُذْنَيْ
ʔuḏunay‎; ʔuḏnay
nominative أُذُنَانِ‎; أُذْنَانِ
ʔuḏunāni‎; ʔuḏnāni
الْأُذُنَانِ‎; الْأُذْنَانِ
al-ʔuḏunāni‎; al-ʔuḏnāni
أُذُنَا‎; أُذْنَا
ʔuḏunā‎; ʔuḏnā
accusative أُذُنَيْنِ‎; أُذْنَيْنِ
ʔuḏunayni‎; ʔuḏnayni
الْأُذُنَيْنِ‎; الْأُذْنَيْنِ
al-ʔuḏunayni‎; al-ʔuḏnayni
أُذُنَيْ‎; أُذْنَيْ
ʔuḏunay‎; ʔuḏnay
genitive أُذُنَيْنِ‎; أُذْنَيْنِ
ʔuḏunayni‎; ʔuḏnayni
الْأُذُنَيْنِ‎; الْأُذْنَيْنِ
al-ʔuḏunayni‎; al-ʔuḏnayni
أُذُنَيْ‎; أُذْنَيْ
ʔuḏunay‎; ʔuḏnay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal آذَان
ʔāḏān
الْآذَان
al-ʔāḏān
آذَان
ʔāḏān
nominative آذَانٌ
ʔāḏānun
الْآذَانُ
al-ʔāḏānu
آذَانُ
ʔāḏānu
accusative آذَانًا
ʔāḏānan
الْآذَانَ
al-ʔāḏāna
آذَانَ
ʔāḏāna
genitive آذَانٍ
ʔāḏānin
الْآذَانِ
al-ʔāḏāni
آذَانِ
ʔāḏāni
Descendants
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  • Egyptian Arabic: ودن (widn)
  • Gulf Arabic: اذون (aḏūn)
  • Maltese: widna
  • North Levantine Arabic: دينه (dayni) (from a diminutive)
  • North Levantine Arabic: دانة (dāne)
  • North Levantine Arabic: إدن (ʾidn)

Etymology 1.2

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أَذَن

From the root ء ذ ن (ʔ ḏ n) of أُذُن (ʔuḏun, ear).

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أَذِنَ (ʔaḏina) I (non-past يَأْذَنُ (yaʔḏanu), verbal noun أَذَن (ʔaḏan))

  1. to listen [with إِلَى (ʔilā) or لِ (li) ‘to someone/something’]
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أَذِنَ (ʔaḏina) I (non-past يَأْذَنُ (yaʔḏanu), verbal noun إِذْن (ʔiḏn) or أَذِين (ʔaḏīn))

  1. to give permission, to permit [with بِ (bi) ‘(for) something’ and لِ (li) ‘to someone’]
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:123:
      قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ آمَنْتُم بِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ آذَنَ لَكُمْ
      qāla firʕawnu ʔāmantum bihī qabla ʔan ʔāḏana lakum
      Said Pharaoh, "You believed in him before I gave you permission."
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أَذِنَ (ʔaḏina) I (non-past يَأْذَنُ (yaʔḏanu), verbal noun إِذْن (ʔiḏn) or أَذَن (ʔaḏan) or أَذَان (ʔaḏān) or أَذَانَة (ʔaḏāna))

  1. to hear, to learn, to be informed [with بِ (bi) ‘of/about something’]
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أَذِنَ (ʔaḏina) I (non-past يَأْذَنُ (yaʔḏanu), verbal noun أَذَن (ʔaḏan))

  1. to have big ears
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Etymology 1.3

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Denominal verb from أُذُن (ʔuḏun, ear).

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أَذَنَ (ʔaḏana) I (non-past يَأْذَنُ (yaʔḏanu), verbal noun أَذْن (ʔaḏn))

  1. to hurt (someone's) ear [with لِ (li) or إِلَى (ʔilā)]
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Etymology 1.4

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From the same root as above.

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أَذَّنَ (ʔaḏḏana) II (non-past يُؤَذِّنُ (yuʔaḏḏinu), verbal noun تَأْذِين (taʔḏīn) or أَذَان (ʔaḏān))

  1. to call
    1. to call to prayer
  2. to crow (of a rooster)
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Etymology 1.5

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Noun

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أَذَن (ʔaḏanm

  1. verbal noun of أَذِنَ (ʔaḏina) (form I)
Declension
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Declension of noun أَذَن (ʔaḏan)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَذَن
ʔaḏan
الْأَذَن
al-ʔaḏan
أَذَن
ʔaḏan
nominative أَذَنٌ
ʔaḏanun
الْأَذَنُ
al-ʔaḏanu
أَذَنُ
ʔaḏanu
accusative أَذَنًا
ʔaḏanan
الْأَذَنَ
al-ʔaḏana
أَذَنَ
ʔaḏana
genitive أَذَنٍ
ʔaḏanin
الْأَذَنِ
al-ʔaḏani
أَذَنِ
ʔaḏani

Etymology 1.6

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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أَذْن (ʔaḏnm

  1. verbal noun of أَذَنَ (ʔaḏana) (form I)
Declension
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Declension of noun أَذْن (ʔaḏn)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal أَذْن
ʔaḏn
الْأَذْن
al-ʔaḏn
أَذْن
ʔaḏn
nominative أَذْنٌ
ʔaḏnun
الْأَذْنُ
al-ʔaḏnu
أَذْنُ
ʔaḏnu
accusative أَذْنًا
ʔaḏnan
الْأَذْنَ
al-ʔaḏna
أَذْنَ
ʔaḏna
genitive أَذْنٍ
ʔaḏnin
الْأَذْنِ
al-ʔaḏni
أَذْنِ
ʔaḏni

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