دخان

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دخان

/du.xaːn/
/dux.xaːn/

Where it comes from

Attested since 475 CE, according to the Doha Dictionary.

Has been hypothesized to be borrowed from Middle Persian *dūd xān or *dūd xānag continued in Dari دود خانه (dūd-xāna, “smoke-room, the compartment of a house below a chimney; family, house, = دودمان (dūdmān)”).

noun دُخَان · دُخَّان · duḵān · duḵḵān · أَدْخِنَة · دَوَاخِن

smoke, fume
steam
tobacco
Similar: تَبَغ
broadly, collective, uncountable cigarettes
Similar: تَبَغ, سِيجَارَة
obsolete evil, mischief
obsolete dearth, drought, sterility, unfruitfulness, hunger

In English

smoke visible particles and vapour given off by burning material
tobacco any plant of the genus Nicotiana

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"دخان." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {دخان},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}