دهن

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دهن

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From the root د ه ن (d h n). Semantically like German streichen.

verb دَهَنَ · dahana · يَدْهُنُ · دَهْن · دَاهِن

  1. to hit, to strike
  2. to smear, to spread
  3. to paint, to pigment
  4. to deceive, to trick, to fool, to befool
  5. to flatter, to humor, to appease

verb دَهَّنَ · dahhana · يُدَهِّنُ · تَدْهِين · مُدَهِّن

  1. synonym of دَهَنَ (dahana)

    Similar: دَهَنَ

noun دَهْن · dahn · الدَّهْن · دَهْنٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of دَهَنَ (dahana) (form I) شُوكُولَاتَةٌ قَابِلَةٌ لِلدَّهْنِ

noun دُهْن · duhn · أَدْهَان · دُهُون · الدُّهْن

  1. smeared substance, grease, fat

adjective دَهِن · dahin · الدَّهِن · دَهِنَة · الدَّهِنَة

  1. oily, greasy

In English

  • smear to spread (a surface) with a substance
  • fat specialized animal tissue

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"دهن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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دهن. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%86

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"دهن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {دهن},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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