حنون

See also: جنون

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح ن ن (ḥ-n-n). Compare Hebrew חָנוּן (ḥanún, “gracious, merciful, compassionate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.nuːn/

Adjective

حَنُون • (ḥanūn) (feminine حَنُون (ḥanūn), common plural حُنُن (ḥunun))

1. loving, fond, affectionate; compassionate, merciful, gracious

   Synonyms: شَفُوق (šafūq), عَطُوف (ʕaṭūf), رَؤُوف (raʔūf)

Declension

Declension of adjective حَنُون (ḥanūn)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَنُون ḥanūn	الْحَنُون al-ḥanūn	حَنُون ḥanūn	الْحَنُون al-ḥanūn
Nominative	حَنُونٌ ḥanūnun	الْحَنُونُ al-ḥanūnu	حَنُونٌ ḥanūnun	الْحَنُونُ al-ḥanūnu
Accusative	حَنُونًا ḥanūnan	الْحَنُونَ al-ḥanūna	حَنُونًا ḥanūnan	الْحَنُونَ al-ḥanūna
Genitive	حَنُونٍ ḥanūnin	الْحَنُونِ al-ḥanūni	حَنُونٍ ḥanūnin	الْحَنُونِ al-ḥanūni
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حَنُونَيْن ḥanūnayn	الْحَنُونَيْن al-ḥanūnayn	حَنُونَيْن ḥanūnayn	الْحَنُونَيْن al-ḥanūnayn
Nominative	حَنُونَانِ ḥanūnāni	الْحَنُونَانِ al-ḥanūnāni	حَنُونَانِ ḥanūnāni	الْحَنُونَانِ al-ḥanūnāni
Accusative	حَنُونَيْنِ ḥanūnayni	الْحَنُونَيْنِ al-ḥanūnayni	حَنُونَيْنِ ḥanūnayni	الْحَنُونَيْنِ al-ḥanūnayni
Genitive	حَنُونَيْنِ ḥanūnayni	الْحَنُونَيْنِ al-ḥanūnayni	حَنُونَيْنِ ḥanūnayni	الْحَنُونَيْنِ al-ḥanūnayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	حُنُن ḥunun	الْحُنُن al-ḥunun	حُنُن ḥunun	الْحُنُن al-ḥunun
Nominative	حُنُنٌ ḥununun	الْحُنُنُ al-ḥununu	حُنُنٌ ḥununun	الْحُنُنُ al-ḥununu
Accusative	حُنُنًا ḥununan	الْحُنُنَ al-ḥununa	حُنُنًا ḥununan	الْحُنُنَ al-ḥununa
Genitive	حُنُنٍ ḥununin	الْحُنُنِ al-ḥununi	حُنُنٍ ḥununin	الْحُنُنِ al-ḥununi

Descendants

• Moroccan Arabic: حنين (ḥnīn)
  • Ladino: ḥnin (Haketia)

Verb

حَنَوْنَ • (ḥanawna) (form I)

1. third-person feminine plural past active of حَنَا (ḥanā)