خن

See also: جن, چن, and حن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Chinese 限 (MC heanX, “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 (ʔaḵnān))

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 ʔaḵnān	الْأَخْنَان al-ʔaḵnān	أَخْنَان ʔaḵnān
Nominative	أَخْنَانٌ ʔaḵnānun	الْأَخْنَانُ al-ʔaḵnānu	أَخْنَانُ ʔaḵnānu
Accusative	أَخْنَانًا ʔaḵnānan	الْأَخْنَانَ al-ʔaḵnāna	أَخْنَانَ ʔaḵnāna
Genitive	أَخْنَانٍ ʔaḵnānin	الْأَخْنَانِ al-ʔaḵnāni	أَخْنَانِ ʔaḵnāni

Further reading

• Ferrand, Gabriel (1924) “L’élément persan dans les textes nautiques arabes des XV^o et XVI^o siècles”, in Journal asiatique‎^[1] (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 (ʔaḵnān))

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 ʔaḵnān	الْأَخْنَان al-ʔaḵnān	أَخْنَان ʔaḵnān
Nominative	أَخْنَانٌ ʔaḵnānun	الْأَخْنَانُ al-ʔaḵnānu	أَخْنَانُ ʔaḵnānu
Accusative	أَخْنَانًا ʔaḵnānan	الْأَخْنَانَ al-ʔaḵnāna	أَخْنَانَ ʔaḵnāna
Genitive	أَخْنَانٍ ʔaḵnānin	الْأَخْنَانِ al-ʔaḵnāni	أَخْنَانِ ʔaḵnāni

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, →ISBN, pages 360–364

Etymology 3

Verb

خَنَّ • (ḵanna) I (non-past يَخِنُّ (yaḵinnu), verbal noun خَنِين (ḵanīn))

1. to twang, to speak with a nasal sound

Conjugation

    Conjugation of خَنَّ (I, geminate, a ~ i, full passive (?), 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 ʔaḵinnu	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 ʔaḵinna	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, أَخِنِّ, أَخْنِنْ ʔaḵinna, ʔaḵinni, ʔaḵnin	تَخِنَّ, تَخِنِّ, تَخْنِنْ taḵinna, taḵinni, taḵnin	يَخِنَّ, يَخِنِّ, يَخْنِنْ yaḵinna, yaḵinni, yaḵnin		تَخِنَّا taḵinnā	يَخِنَّا yaḵinnā		نَخِنَّ, نَخِنِّ, نَخْنِنْ naḵinna, naḵinni, naḵnin	تَخِنُّوا taḵinnū	يَخِنُّوا yaḵinnū
	f		تَخِنِّي taḵinnī	تَخِنَّ, تَخِنِّ, تَخْنِنْ taḵinna, taḵinni, taḵnin			تَخِنَّا taḵinnā			تَخْنِنَّ taḵninna	يَخْنِنَّ yaḵninna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خِنَّ, خِنِّ, اِخْنِنْ ḵinna, ḵinni, 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 ʔuḵannu	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 ʔuḵanna	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, أُخَنِّ, أُخْنَنْ ʔuḵanna, ʔuḵanni, ʔuḵnan	تُخَنَّ, تُخَنِّ, تُخْنَنْ tuḵanna, tuḵanni, tuḵnan	يُخَنَّ, يُخَنِّ, يُخْنَنْ yuḵanna, yuḵanni, yuḵnan		تُخَنَّا tuḵannā	يُخَنَّا yuḵannā		نُخَنَّ, نُخَنِّ, نُخْنَنْ nuḵanna, nuḵanni, nuḵnan	تُخَنُّوا tuḵannū	يُخَنُّوا yuḵannū
	f		تُخَنِّي tuḵannī	تُخَنَّ, تُخَنِّ, تُخْنَنْ tuḵanna, tuḵanni, tuḵnan			تُخَنَّا tuḵannā			تُخْنَنَّ tuḵnanna	يُخْنَنَّ yuḵnanna

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

خن (form I)

1. خُنَّ (ḵunna) /xun.na/: inflection of خَانَ (ḵāna):
   1. third-person feminine plural past active
   2. second-person feminine plural imperative
2. خِنَّ (ḵinna) /xin.na/: third-person feminine plural past passive of خَانَ (ḵāna)
3. خُنْ (ḵun) /xun/: second-person masculine singular imperative of خَانَ (ḵāna)

Brahui

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-North Dravidian *qan, from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇ (“eye”).

Noun

خَن (xan)

1. (anatomy) eye

Further reading

• Saleh Muhammad Shad (2021) “خن”, in Brahui English Dictionary, Quetta, Pakistan: Balochi Academy, →ISBN, page 106, column 1