هاون

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ه و ن (h-w-n).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haː.wa.na/

Verb

هَاوَنَ (hāwana) III, non-past يُهَاوِنُ‎ (yuhāwinu)

  1. to be engaged in what is easy, to do what one finds brings ease or is easiest to do, to be one without stress or only doing what comes easy
  2. to be self-indulgent, to adopt an epicurean mindset, to engage in contemptible or trifling activities
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Persian hʾwn' (hāwan, mortar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haː.wun/

Noun

هَاوُن (hāwun) m (plural أَهْوَان (ʾahwān) or هَوَاوِين (hawāwīn))

  1. mortar (tool used with a pestle)
  2. mortar (weapon)
Declension
References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “hāwan”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 43

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian hʾwn' (hāwan, mortar).

Noun

هاون (hâvan)

  1. mortar (tool used with a pestle)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “hāwan”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 43
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