Arabic

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Root
م ح ن (m ḥ n)
3 terms

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مِحْنَة (miḥnaf (plural مِحَن (miḥan))

  1. catastrophe, calamity, disaster, tragedy, woe, affliction, adversity, tribulation, distress

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Etymology

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From Arabic مِحْنَة (miḥna).

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مِحْنة (miḥnaf (plural مِحَن (miḥan))

  1. disaster, tragedy, tribulation, an extremely difficult and testing situation
  2. (definite, Kuwait) المحنة (il-miḥna): The 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein forces
    Synonym: الغزو (il-ḡazu)
  3. (slang) horniness, randiness