Root

م ح ن

2 verbs · 6 nouns and adjectives

Verbs

مَحَنَput to test, examine · Form I
اِمْتَحَنَput to test, examine · Form VIII

Nouns and adjectives

مَحْنِيّbowed, inclined, bent
مِحْنَةordeal, test, trial
مُمْتَحِنexaminer, tester
مُمْتَحَنexamined, tested, test taker
اِمْتِحانtest, trial, examination
اِمْتِحانِيّtest, trial, examination

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries

مِحْنَةٌ A trial

A trial, (S, Msb, K,) or trying affliction: (S:) pl. مِحَنٌ. (Msb.)
مَحُونَةٌ Open entry

(not مُحُونَةٌ): see art. حين.

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