محنة
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| م ح ن (m ḥ n) |
| 4 terms |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miħ.na/
Noun
مِحْنَة • (miḥna) f (plural مِحَن (miḥan))
- catastrophe, calamity, disaster, tragedy, woe, affliction, adversity, tribulation, distress
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:مصيبة
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِحْنَة miḥna |
الْمِحْنَة al-miḥna |
مِحْنَة miḥnat |
| nominative | مِحْنَةٌ miḥnatun |
الْمِحْنَةُ al-miḥnatu |
مِحْنَةُ miḥnatu |
| accusative | مِحْنَةً miḥnatan |
الْمِحْنَةَ al-miḥnata |
مِحْنَةَ miḥnata |
| genitive | مِحْنَةٍ miḥnatin |
الْمِحْنَةِ al-miḥnati |
مِحْنَةِ miḥnati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مِحْنَتَيْن miḥnatayn |
الْمِحْنَتَيْن al-miḥnatayn |
مِحْنَتَيْ miḥnatay |
| nominative | مِحْنَتَانِ miḥnatāni |
الْمِحْنَتَانِ al-miḥnatāni |
مِحْنَتَا miḥnatā |
| accusative | مِحْنَتَيْنِ miḥnatayni |
الْمِحْنَتَيْنِ al-miḥnatayni |
مِحْنَتَيْ miḥnatay |
| genitive | مِحْنَتَيْنِ miḥnatayni |
الْمِحْنَتَيْنِ al-miḥnatayni |
مِحْنَتَيْ miḥnatay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِحَن miḥan |
الْمِحَن al-miḥan |
مِحَن miḥan |
| nominative | مِحَنٌ miḥanun |
الْمِحَنُ al-miḥanu |
مِحَنُ miḥanu |
| accusative | مِحَنًا miḥanan |
الْمِحَنَ al-miḥana |
مِحَنَ miḥana |
| genitive | مِحَنٍ miḥanin |
الْمِحَنِ al-miḥani |
مِحَنِ miḥani |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: möhnət
- → Bashkir: миһнәт (mihnət)
- → Ottoman Turkish: محنت (mihnet)
- Turkish: mihnet
- → Persian: محنت (mehnat)
- → Uyghur: مېھنەت (mëhnet)
- → Uzbek: mehnat
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
مِحْنة • (miḥna) f (plural مِحَن (miḥan))
- disaster, tragedy, tribulation, an extremely difficult and testing situation
- (definite, Kuwait) المحنة (il-miḥna): The 1990 invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein forces
- Synonym: الغزو (il-ḡazu)
- (slang) horniness, randiness