Arabic

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Etymology

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Morphologically from the root ح ص ن (ḥ-ṣ-n).

Pronunciation

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  • Verb: IPA(key): /ta.ħasˤ.sˤa.na/
  • Noun: IPA(key): /ta.ħasˤ.sˤun/

Verb

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تَحَصَّنَ (taḥaṣṣana) V, non-past يَتَحَصَّنُ‎ (yataḥaṣṣanu)

  1. to fortify oneself, to be protected

Conjugation

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Noun

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تَحَصُّن (taḥaṣṣunm

  1. verbal noun of تَحَصَّنَ (taḥaṣṣana) (form V)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: تحصن

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic تَحَصُّن (taḥaṣṣun).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? tahassun
Dari reading? tahassun
Iranian reading? tahasson
Tajik reading? tahassun

Noun

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تحصن (tahasson)

  1. sit-in, sit-down (type of protest)
  2. (archaic) defending oneself, fortifying oneself

Further reading

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