دخان

Arabic

Etymology

From the root د خ ن‎ (d-ḵ-n).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /du.xaːn/, /dux.xaːn/
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Noun

دُخَان or دُخَّان • (duḵān or duḵḵān) m (plural أَدْخِنَة‎ (ʔadḵina) or دَوَاخِن‎ (dawāḵin) or دَوَاخِين‎ (dawāḵīn))

  1. smoke
  2. steam
  3. tobacco
  4. (obsolete) evil, mischief
  5. (obsolete) dearth, drought, sterility, unfruitfulness, hunger

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: duħħan
  • → Northern Kurdish: dûman
  • → Ottoman Turkish: دخان‎ (duhan)
  • → Swahili: dohani

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic دُخَان‎ (duḵān).

Noun

دخان • (duhan)

  1. tobacco
    Synonym: توتون‎ (tütün)
  2. smoke
    Synonyms: توتون‎ (tütün), دومان‎ (duman)

Descendants

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