حين

العربية

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حين¹

  • /ħiːn/

Where it comes from

Morphologically from the root ح ي ن (ḥ y n).

noun حِين · ḥīn · أَحْيَان · أَحَايِين · الْحِين

  1. time, moment
  2. opportunity

حين²

  • /ħiː.na/

conjunction حِينَ · ḥīna

  1. when

preposition حِينَ · ḥīna

  1. at the time of, upon

حين³

Where it comes from

*IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ħaj.ja.na/

verb حَيَّنَ · ḥayyana · يُحَيِّنُ · تَحْيِين · مُحَيِّن

  1. to update on

حين⁴

  • /ħajn/

noun حَيْن · ḥayn · الْحَيْن · حَيْنٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of حَانَ (ḥāna) (form I)

In English

  • time division of the day: particular moment or hour — see also hour, moment, schedule
  • when during the time that
  • period history: period of time seen as coherent entity

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {حين},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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