حان
Root: حان
4 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
حان and حانة see حين
Entry 2
حان and حانة see حين
Entry 3
حان (حين) ḥāna i to draw near, approach, come, arrive (time); to happen accidentally │حان الوقت the (right) time has come; now is the time; حان له الوقت the time has come for him to …; اما حان لهم ان يفهموا (amā, an yafhamū) haven’t they understood yet ...?; حانت مني التفاتة (minnī iltifāta) I happened to turn around (الى to), it just happened that my eyes fell on (الى) II to set a time (ه for s.o.) IV to destroy, wipe out (ه s.o.) V to watch, wait (هـ fur a time or an opportunity) │تحين الفرصة (furṣata) to wait for an opportunity, bide one‘s time X استحين istaḥyana to wait for the right time
Entry 4
حان ḥān bar; cabaret
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