miḥna

ordeal, test, trial

مِحْنَة

Word

Noun · pattern فِعْلَة

Root

م ح ن

Forms

Plural
مِحَن

In the library

وَهٰذِهِ الصَّدَاقَةُ تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى وَقْتٍ طَوِيلٍ، فَلَا يَعْرِفُ الْمَرْءُ صَاحِبَهُ حَقَّ الْمَعْرِفَةِ حَتَّى يُسَافِرَ مَعَهُ، أَوْ يُعَامِلَهُ بِالْمَالِ، أَوْ يَمُرَّ مَعَهُ بِمِحْنَةٍ.

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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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