دهان

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root د ه ن‎ (d-h-n); compare دَهَنَ‎ (dahana, “to oil, to paint”).

Noun

دِهَان • (dihān) m (plural دِهَانَات‎ (dihānāt) or أَدْهِنَة‎ (ʔadhina))

cold cream, cosmetic cream, salve, ointment, unguent
paint, varnish
hypocrisy, dissimulation, deceit

Declension

Declension of noun دِهَان (dihān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِهَان dihān	الدِّهَان‎ ad-dihān	دِهَان dihān
Nominative	دِهَانٌ dihānun	الدِّهَانُ‎ ad-dihānu	دِهَانُ dihānu
Accusative	دِهَانًا‎ dihānan	الدِّهَانَ‎ ad-dihāna	دِهَانَ dihāna
Genitive	دِهَانٍ dihānin	الدِّهَانِ‎ ad-dihāni	دِهَانِ dihāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِهَانَيْن‎ dihānayn	الدِّهَانَيْن‎ ad-dihānayn	دِهَانَيْ‎ dihānay
Nominative	دِهَانَانِ‎ dihānāni	الدِّهَانَانِ‎ ad-dihānāni	دِهَانَا‎ dihānā
Accusative	دِهَانَيْنِ‎ dihānayni	الدِّهَانَيْنِ‎ ad-dihānayni	دِهَانَيْ‎ dihānay
Genitive	دِهَانَيْنِ‎ dihānayni	الدِّهَانَيْنِ‎ ad-dihānayni	دِهَانَيْ‎ dihānay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دِهَانَات‎‎; أَدْهِنَة‎ dihānāt‎; ʔadhina	الدِّهَانَات‎‎; الْأَدْهِنَة‎ ad-dihānāt‎; al-ʔadhina	دِهَانَات‎‎; أَدْهِنَة‎ dihānāt‎; ʔadhinat
Nominative	دِهَانَاتٌ‎‎; أَدْهِنَةٌ‎ dihānātun‎; ʔadhinatun	الدِّهَانَاتُ‎‎; الْأَدْهِنَةُ‎ ad-dihānātu‎; al-ʔadhinatu	دِهَانَاتُ‎‎; أَدْهِنَةُ‎ dihānātu‎; ʔadhinatu
Accusative	دِهَانَاتٍ‎‎; أَدْهِنَةً‎ dihānātin‎; ʔadhinatan	الدِّهَانَاتِ‎‎; الْأَدْهِنَةَ‎ ad-dihānāti‎; al-ʔadhinata	دِهَانَاتِ‎‎; أَدْهِنَةَ‎ dihānāti‎; ʔadhinata
Genitive	دِهَانَاتٍ‎‎; أَدْهِنَةٍ‎ dihānātin‎; ʔadhinatin	الدِّهَانَاتِ‎‎; الْأَدْهِنَةِ‎ ad-dihānāti‎; al-ʔadhinati	دِهَانَاتِ‎‎; أَدْهِنَةِ‎ dihānāti‎; ʔadhinati

Etymology 2

Occupational noun from the verb دَهَنَ‎ (dahana, “to paint”).

Noun

دَهَّان • (dahhān) m (plural دَهَّانُون‎ (dahhānūn), feminine دَهَّانَة‎ (dahhāna))

house painter, painter

Declension

Declension of noun دَهَّان (dahhān)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَهَّان dahhān	الدَّهَّان‎ ad-dahhān	دَهَّان dahhān	دَهَّانَة‎ dahhāna	الدَّهَّانَة‎ ad-dahhāna	دَهَّانَة‎ dahhānat
Nominative	دَهَّانٌ dahhānun	الدَّهَّانُ‎ ad-dahhānu	دَهَّانُ dahhānu	دَهَّانَةٌ‎ dahhānatun	الدَّهَّانَةُ‎ ad-dahhānatu	دَهَّانَةُ‎ dahhānatu
Accusative	دَهَّانًا‎ dahhānan	الدَّهَّانَ‎ ad-dahhāna	دَهَّانَ dahhāna	دَهَّانَةً‎ dahhānatan	الدَّهَّانَةَ‎ ad-dahhānata	دَهَّانَةَ‎ dahhānata
Genitive	دَهَّانٍ dahhānin	الدَّهَّانِ‎ ad-dahhāni	دَهَّانِ dahhāni	دَهَّانَةٍ‎ dahhānatin	الدَّهَّانَةِ‎ ad-dahhānati	دَهَّانَةِ‎ dahhānati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَهَّانَيْن‎ dahhānayn	الدَّهَّانَيْن‎ ad-dahhānayn	دَهَّانَيْ‎ dahhānay	دَهَّانَتَيْن‎ dahhānatayn	الدَّهَّانَتَيْن‎ ad-dahhānatayn	دَهَّانَتَيْ‎ dahhānatay
Nominative	دَهَّانَانِ‎ dahhānāni	الدَّهَّانَانِ‎ ad-dahhānāni	دَهَّانَا‎ dahhānā	دَهَّانَتَانِ‎ dahhānatāni	الدَّهَّانَتَانِ‎ ad-dahhānatāni	دَهَّانَتَا‎ dahhānatā
Accusative	دَهَّانَيْنِ‎ dahhānayni	الدَّهَّانَيْنِ‎ ad-dahhānayni	دَهَّانَيْ‎ dahhānay	دَهَّانَتَيْنِ‎ dahhānatayni	الدَّهَّانَتَيْنِ‎ ad-dahhānatayni	دَهَّانَتَيْ‎ dahhānatay
Genitive	دَهَّانَيْنِ‎ dahhānayni	الدَّهَّانَيْنِ‎ ad-dahhānayni	دَهَّانَيْ‎ dahhānay	دَهَّانَتَيْنِ‎ dahhānatayni	الدَّهَّانَتَيْنِ‎ ad-dahhānatayni	دَهَّانَتَيْ‎ dahhānatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	دَهَّانِين‎ dahhānīn	الدَّهَّانِين‎ ad-dahhānīn	دَهَّانِي‎ dahhānī	دَهَّانَات‎ dahhānāt	الدَّهَّانَات‎ ad-dahhānāt	دَهَّانَات‎ dahhānāt
Nominative	دَهَّانُونَ‎ dahhānūna	الدَّهَّانُونَ‎ ad-dahhānūna	دَهَّانُو‎ dahhānū	دَهَّانَاتٌ‎ dahhānātun	الدَّهَّانَاتُ‎ ad-dahhānātu	دَهَّانَاتُ‎ dahhānātu
Accusative	دَهَّانِينَ‎ dahhānīna	الدَّهَّانِينَ‎ ad-dahhānīna	دَهَّانِي‎ dahhānī	دَهَّانَاتٍ‎ dahhānātin	الدَّهَّانَاتِ‎ ad-dahhānāti	دَهَّانَاتِ‎ dahhānāti
Genitive	دَهَّانِينَ‎ dahhānīna	الدَّهَّانِينَ‎ ad-dahhānīna	دَهَّانِي‎ dahhānī	دَهَّانَاتٍ‎ dahhānātin	الدَّهَّانَاتِ‎ ad-dahhānāti	دَهَّانَاتِ‎ dahhānāti

Persian

Alternative forms

دهن‎ (dahan) (colloquial or archaic)[1]

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (PWME /dahān/, “mouth”). Compare Avestan 𐬂𐬢𐬵𐬁𐬥𐬋‎ (åŋhānō, “mouth”), genitive form of Avestan 𐬁𐬵‎ (āh, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /dahɑːn/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /dahɒːn/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /dæhɒːn/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /dahɔːn/
Audio (Iran) (file)

Noun

Iranian Persian	دهان
Dari	دهان
Tajik	даҳон (dahon)

دَهان • (dahân) (plural دَهان‌ها‎ (dahân-hâ))

mouth (cavity in the face)
‏‎‎ (more literary)
dahân-at-râ bâz kon.
Open your mouth.

‏‎‎ (more colloquial)
dahan-et-o bâz kon.
Open your mouth.
- 1177, Farīd ud-Dīn ʿAṭṭār, “حکایت طوطی [The Parrot's Tale]”, in منطق الطیر [The Conference of the Birds], lines 802—803:
  ‏طوطی آمد با دهان پر شکر، در لباس فستقی با طوق زر‎
  tuti âmad bâ dahân por-šakar, dar lebâs-e fostoqi bâ towq-e zar
  The parrot came with a mouth full of sugar, in pistachio-green robes with a golden collar
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, Reynold A. Nicholson, transl., مثنوی معنوی‎ [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume VI, verse 4081:
  ‏چون نشیند بهر خور بر روی برگ، در فتد اندر دهان مار و مرگ‎
  čon nešinad bahr-e xor bar ru-ye barg, dar fatâd andar dahân-e mâr o marg
  When it [the bird] settles on the leaf for the purpose of eating, it falls into the mouth of the snake and death.
(by extension) mouth, opening

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: دهان‎ (dehan)
→ Urdu: دہان‎ (dahān)

References

“دهن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary‎, accessed 23 September 2012, archived from the original on 2012-12-25

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[1] “دهن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary‎, accessed 23 September 2012, archived from the original on 2012-12-25