صحن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic, related to the root ص ف ح (ṣ f ḥ). Akin to Ge'ez ጻሕል (ṣaḥl, bowl, jar, pan), Hebrew צֵלָחָת (ṣelāḥāṯ, pot), Hebrew צַלַּחַת (ṣallaḥáṯ, dish, bowl), Aramaic צְלֹוחִיתָא / ܨܠ݀ܿܘܚܺܝܬܐ (ṣlōẖīṯā, jar).

Noun

صَحْن • (ṣaḥnm (plural صُحُون (ṣuḥūn) or أَصْحُن (ʔaṣḥun) or صِحَان (ṣiḥān) or أَصْحَان (ʔaṣḥān))

  1. bowl, plate
  2. dish, plate, meal
  3. a kind of brass cymbal
  4. interior, middle
    1. courtyard
    2. interior hollow part of a hoof
  5. cavity of the ear
  6. gift
Declension
Declension of noun صَحْن (ṣaḥn)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal صَحْن
ṣaḥn
الصَّحْن
aṣ-ṣaḥn
صَحْن
ṣaḥn
nominative صَحْنٌ
ṣaḥnun
الصَّحْنُ
aṣ-ṣaḥnu
صَحْنُ
ṣaḥnu
accusative صَحْنًا
ṣaḥnan
الصَّحْنَ
aṣ-ṣaḥna
صَحْنَ
ṣaḥna
genitive صَحْنٍ
ṣaḥnin
الصَّحْنِ
aṣ-ṣaḥni
صَحْنِ
ṣaḥni
dual indefinite definite construct
informal صَحْنَيْن
ṣaḥnayn
الصَّحْنَيْن
aṣ-ṣaḥnayn
صَحْنَيْ
ṣaḥnay
nominative صَحْنَانِ
ṣaḥnāni
الصَّحْنَانِ
aṣ-ṣaḥnāni
صَحْنَا
ṣaḥnā
accusative صَحْنَيْنِ
ṣaḥnayni
الصَّحْنَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣaḥnayni
صَحْنَيْ
ṣaḥnay
genitive صَحْنَيْنِ
ṣaḥnayni
الصَّحْنَيْنِ
aṣ-ṣaḥnayni
صَحْنَيْ
ṣaḥnay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal صُحُون‎; أَصْحُن‎; صِحَان‎; أَصْحَان
ṣuḥūn‎; ʔaṣḥun‎; ṣiḥān‎; ʔaṣḥān
الصُّحُون‎; الْأَصْحُن‎; الصِّحَان‎; الْأَصْحَان
aṣ-ṣuḥūn‎; al-ʔaṣḥun‎; aṣ-ṣiḥān‎; al-ʔaṣḥān
صُحُون‎; أَصْحُن‎; صِحَان‎; أَصْحَان
ṣuḥūn‎; ʔaṣḥun‎; ṣiḥān‎; ʔaṣḥān
nominative صُحُونٌ‎; أَصْحُنٌ‎; صِحَانٌ‎; أَصْحَانٌ
ṣuḥūnun‎; ʔaṣḥunun‎; ṣiḥānun‎; ʔaṣḥānun
الصُّحُونُ‎; الْأَصْحُنُ‎; الصِّحَانُ‎; الْأَصْحَانُ
aṣ-ṣuḥūnu‎; al-ʔaṣḥunu‎; aṣ-ṣiḥānu‎; al-ʔaṣḥānu
صُحُونُ‎; أَصْحُنُ‎; صِحَانُ‎; أَصْحَانُ
ṣuḥūnu‎; ʔaṣḥunu‎; ṣiḥānu‎; ʔaṣḥānu
accusative صُحُونًا‎; أَصْحُنًا‎; صِحَانًا‎; أَصْحَانًا
ṣuḥūnan‎; ʔaṣḥunan‎; ṣiḥānan‎; ʔaṣḥānan
الصُّحُونَ‎; الْأَصْحُنَ‎; الصِّحَانَ‎; الْأَصْحَانَ
aṣ-ṣuḥūna‎; al-ʔaṣḥuna‎; aṣ-ṣiḥāna‎; al-ʔaṣḥāna
صُحُونَ‎; أَصْحُنَ‎; صِحَانَ‎; أَصْحَانَ
ṣuḥūna‎; ʔaṣḥuna‎; ṣiḥāna‎; ʔaṣḥāna
genitive صُحُونٍ‎; أَصْحُنٍ‎; صِحَانٍ‎; أَصْحَانٍ
ṣuḥūnin‎; ʔaṣḥunin‎; ṣiḥānin‎; ʔaṣḥānin
الصُّحُونِ‎; الْأَصْحُنِ‎; الصِّحَانِ‎; الْأَصْحَانِ
aṣ-ṣuḥūni‎; al-ʔaṣḥuni‎; aṣ-ṣiḥāni‎; al-ʔaṣḥāni
صُحُونِ‎; أَصْحُنِ‎; صِحَانِ‎; أَصْحَانِ
ṣuḥūni‎; ʔaṣḥuni‎; ṣiḥāni‎; ʔaṣḥāni
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: صحن (ṣaḥan)
  • Hijazi Arabic: صحن (ṣaḥan, ṣaḥin)
  • South Levantine Arabic: صحن (ṣaḥn)
  • Abkhaz: а–саан (a–saan)
  • Azerbaijani: səhn
  • Chagatai: صَحْن
    • Uzbek: sahn
  • Hindustani:
  • Mabaan: cakan
  • Ottoman Turkish: صحن (sahn), صحان (sahan)
  • Pashto: صحن
  • Persian: صحن (sahn)
  • Punjabi: صَحْن (ṣaḥn)
  • Sindhi: صحن
  • Swahili: sahani

Etymology 2

From the root ص ح ن (ṣ ḥ n). Denominal from صَحْن (ṣaḥn, bowl) in the second sense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤa.ħa.na/

Verb

صَحَنَ • (ṣaḥana) I (non-past يَصْحَنُ (yaṣḥanu), verbal noun صَحْن (ṣaḥn)) (Classical Arabic)

  1. strike, beat
  2. give, present something in a bowl (to acc. someone)
Conjugation
Conjugation of صَحَنَ (I, sound, a ~ a, full passive, verbal noun صَحْن)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
صَحْن
ṣaḥn
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
صَاحِن
ṣāḥin
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَصْحُون
maṣḥūn
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m صَحَنْتُ
ṣaḥantu
صَحَنْتَ
ṣaḥanta
صَحَنَ
ṣaḥana
صَحَنْتُمَا
ṣaḥantumā
صَحَنَا
ṣaḥanā
صَحَنَّا
ṣaḥannā
صَحَنْتُمْ
ṣaḥantum
صَحَنُوا
ṣaḥanū
f صَحَنْتِ
ṣaḥanti
صَحَنَتْ
ṣaḥanat
صَحَنَتَا
ṣaḥanatā
صَحَنْتُنَّ
ṣaḥantunna
صَحَنَّ
ṣaḥanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَصْحَنُ
ʔaṣḥanu
تَصْحَنُ
taṣḥanu
يَصْحَنُ
yaṣḥanu
تَصْحَنَانِ
taṣḥanāni
يَصْحَنَانِ
yaṣḥanāni
نَصْحَنُ
naṣḥanu
تَصْحَنُونَ
taṣḥanūna
يَصْحَنُونَ
yaṣḥanūna
f تَصْحَنِينَ
taṣḥanīna
تَصْحَنُ
taṣḥanu
تَصْحَنَانِ
taṣḥanāni
تَصْحَنَّ
taṣḥanna
يَصْحَنَّ
yaṣḥanna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَصْحَنَ
ʔaṣḥana
تَصْحَنَ
taṣḥana
يَصْحَنَ
yaṣḥana
تَصْحَنَا
taṣḥanā
يَصْحَنَا
yaṣḥanā
نَصْحَنَ
naṣḥana
تَصْحَنُوا
taṣḥanū
يَصْحَنُوا
yaṣḥanū
f تَصْحَنِي
taṣḥanī
تَصْحَنَ
taṣḥana
تَصْحَنَا
taṣḥanā
تَصْحَنَّ
taṣḥanna
يَصْحَنَّ
yaṣḥanna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَصْحَنْ
ʔaṣḥan
تَصْحَنْ
taṣḥan
يَصْحَنْ
yaṣḥan
تَصْحَنَا
taṣḥanā
يَصْحَنَا
yaṣḥanā
نَصْحَنْ
naṣḥan
تَصْحَنُوا
taṣḥanū
يَصْحَنُوا
yaṣḥanū
f تَصْحَنِي
taṣḥanī
تَصْحَنْ
taṣḥan
تَصْحَنَا
taṣḥanā
تَصْحَنَّ
taṣḥanna
يَصْحَنَّ
yaṣḥanna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m اِصْحَنْ
iṣḥan
اِصْحَنَا
iṣḥanā
اِصْحَنُوا
iṣḥanū
f اِصْحَنِي
iṣḥanī
اِصْحَنَّ
iṣḥanna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m صُحِنْتُ
ṣuḥintu
صُحِنْتَ
ṣuḥinta
صُحِنَ
ṣuḥina
صُحِنْتُمَا
ṣuḥintumā
صُحِنَا
ṣuḥinā
صُحِنَّا
ṣuḥinnā
صُحِنْتُمْ
ṣuḥintum
صُحِنُوا
ṣuḥinū
f صُحِنْتِ
ṣuḥinti
صُحِنَتْ
ṣuḥinat
صُحِنَتَا
ṣuḥinatā
صُحِنْتُنَّ
ṣuḥintunna
صُحِنَّ
ṣuḥinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُصْحَنُ
ʔuṣḥanu
تُصْحَنُ
tuṣḥanu
يُصْحَنُ
yuṣḥanu
تُصْحَنَانِ
tuṣḥanāni
يُصْحَنَانِ
yuṣḥanāni
نُصْحَنُ
nuṣḥanu
تُصْحَنُونَ
tuṣḥanūna
يُصْحَنُونَ
yuṣḥanūna
f تُصْحَنِينَ
tuṣḥanīna
تُصْحَنُ
tuṣḥanu
تُصْحَنَانِ
tuṣḥanāni
تُصْحَنَّ
tuṣḥanna
يُصْحَنَّ
yuṣḥanna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُصْحَنَ
ʔuṣḥana
تُصْحَنَ
tuṣḥana
يُصْحَنَ
yuṣḥana
تُصْحَنَا
tuṣḥanā
يُصْحَنَا
yuṣḥanā
نُصْحَنَ
nuṣḥana
تُصْحَنُوا
tuṣḥanū
يُصْحَنُوا
yuṣḥanū
f تُصْحَنِي
tuṣḥanī
تُصْحَنَ
tuṣḥana
تُصْحَنَا
tuṣḥanā
تُصْحَنَّ
tuṣḥanna
يُصْحَنَّ
yuṣḥanna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُصْحَنْ
ʔuṣḥan
تُصْحَنْ
tuṣḥan
يُصْحَنْ
yuṣḥan
تُصْحَنَا
tuṣḥanā
يُصْحَنَا
yuṣḥanā
نُصْحَنْ
nuṣḥan
تُصْحَنُوا
tuṣḥanū
يُصْحَنُوا
yuṣḥanū
f تُصْحَنِي
tuṣḥanī
تُصْحَنْ
tuṣḥan
تُصْحَنَا
tuṣḥanā
تُصْحَنَّ
tuṣḥanna
يُصْحَنَّ
yuṣḥanna

Etymology 3

Verb

صِحْنَ • (ṣiḥna) (form I) /sˤiħ.na/

  1. inflection of صَاحَ (ṣāḥa):
    1. third-person feminine plural past active
    2. second-person feminine plural imperative

References

Azerbaijani

Noun

صحن

  1. Arabic spelling of səhn

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤa.ħan/, /sˤa.ħin/

Noun

صحَن or صحِن • (ṣaḥan or ṣaḥinm (plural صحون (ṣuḥūn))

  1. plate

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsˤɑ.ħɪn], [ˈsˤɑ.ħᵊn]

Noun

صحن • (ṣaḥenm (plural صحون (ṣḥūn))

  1. plate, tray
  2. dish, meal, plate
  3. course of food
  4. (music) a kind of brass cymbal

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • صحان (sahan)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn, bowl, plate, dish).

Noun

صحن • (sahn or sahan) (definite accusative صحنی (sahnı, sahanı), plural صحون (suhun))

  1. dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover
    Synonym: طباق (tabak)
  2. (architecture) courtyard, court, an open area, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings
    Synonyms: آولی (avlı), فضا (faza)
  3. (architecture) terrace, esplanade, any clear, level space used for public walks, drives, or strolls

Derived terms

  • صحن كولباصدیسی (sahan külbasdısı, dish of mutton with onion)
  • صحنجی (sahancı, name of a company of soldiers)
  • صحنلق (sahanlık, stoop, perron)
  • صحنه (sahne, scene)

Descendants

Further reading

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Noun

صحن • (transliteration neededm

  1. courtyard

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sahn
Dari reading? sahn
Iranian reading? sahn
Tajik reading? sahn

Noun

Dari صحن
Iranian Persian
Tajik саҳн

صحن • (sahn)

  1. courtyard
  2. open space
    • c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 43”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎[11]:
      صحن بستان ذوق‌بخش و صحبت یاران خوشست
      وقت گل خوش باد کز وی وقت می‌خواران خوشست
      sahn-i bustān-i zawq-baxš u suhbat-i yārān xwaš ast
      waqt-i gul xwaš bād k-az way waqt-i may-xwārān xwaš ast
      The open space in the pleasure garden and the company of friends are delightful;
      May the rose have a delightful time! For she makes the wine-sippers' time be delightful.
      (Classical Persian transliteration)

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “صحن”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Noun

صَحْن • (ṣaḥnm (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਹਨ)

  1. courtyard

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “صَحن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Noun

صحن • (sahanum (Devanagari सहनु)

  1. courtyard

Further reading

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “صَحَنُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • صحن”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 18661938

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˤaħn/, [ˈsˤɑ.ħ(ɪ)n]
  • Audio (Bethlehem):(file)

Noun

صحن • (ṣaḥnm (plural صحون (ṣḥūn))

  1. plate, dish

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Pronunciation

Noun

صَحْن • (ṣaḥn, vulg. ṣaḥanm (Hindi spelling सहन)

  1. courtyard

Further reading

  • صحن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “صحن”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • صحن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.