كاهن

See also: کاهن

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of كَهَنَ (kahana, to predict the future), from the root ك ه ن (k-h-n). Compare Hebrew כוהן (kōhên).

Noun

كَاهِن (kāhin) m (plural كُهَّان (kuhhān) or كَهَنَة (kahana), feminine كَاهِنَة (kāhina))

  1. diviner, soothsayer, prognosticator, fortuneteller, augur, forecaster
  2. (religion) priest, father, chaplain, rector, prebend, clergyman, vicar, dominie, curate

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