Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Denominal verb of دُخَان (duḵān, smoke).

Root
د خ ن (d-ḵ-n)

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دَخَنَ (daḵana) I, non-past يَدْخَنُ or يَدْخُنُ‎ (yadḵanu or yadḵunu)

  1. to smoke (emit smoke; for example as a chimney)
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دَخِنَ (daḵina) I, non-past يَدْخَنُ‎ (yadḵanu)

  1. to be smokey (to taste or smell of smoke)
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دَخَّنَ (daḵḵana) II, non-past يُدَخِّنُ‎ (yudaḵḵinu)

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  1. to smoke (tobacco, etc.)
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Noun

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دَخَن (daḵanm

  1. smoke, damp
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دُخْن

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Aramaic דּוֹחַן (doḥan, millet), from Akkadian 𒌅𒄴𒉡 (/⁠duḫnu; tuḫnu⁠/, millet), ultimately from a variation of Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan-/*ṭaḥaḥ- (to grind, to pound, to crush, to break down into pieces; especially of corn), found in طَحَّ (ṭaḥḥa, to scrape, to grate, to remove an outside surface, to make flakes or powder, to break down into pieces). Doublet of طَحَنَ (ṭaḥana, to grind, to mill) and cognate with Classical Syriac ܕܽܘܚܢܴܐ (duḥnā, millet) and Hebrew דֹּחַן (doḥan, millet). There is no direct connection to Proto-Indo-European *dʰoHnéh₂ although a distant relation has been suggested.

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دُخْن (duḵnm

  1. pearl millet
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  • Middle Armenian: տուխն (tuxn)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
د خ ن
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Etymology

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From Arabic دَخَّنَ (daḵḵana).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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دخّن (daḵḵan) II (present بدخّن (bidaḵḵen))

  1. to smoke
    Synonym: شرب (širib)

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of دخّن (daḵḵan)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m دخّنت (daḵḵant) دخّنت (daḵḵant) دخّن (daḵḵan) دخّننا (daḵḵanna) دخّنتو (daḵḵantu) دخّنو (daḵḵanu)
f دخّنتي (daḵḵanti) دخّنت (daḵḵanat)
present m بدخّن (badaḵḵen) بتدخّن (bitdaḵḵen) بدخّن (bidaḵḵen) مندخّن (mindaḵḵen) بتدخّنو (bitdaḵḵnu) بدخّنو (bidaḵḵnu)
f بتدخّني (bitdaḵḵni) بتدخّن (bitdaḵḵen)
subjunctive m ادخّن (adaḵḵen) تدخّن (tdaḵḵen) يدخّن (ydaḵḵen) ندخّن (ndaḵḵen) تدخّنو (tdaḵḵnu) يدخّنو (ydaḵḵnu)
f تدخّني (tdaḵḵni) تدخّن (tdaḵḵen)
imperative m دخّن (daḵḵen) دخّنو (daḵḵnu)
f دخّني (daḵḵni)