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حُزْن
grief /ˈħuzn/
nounB1#1898 most common
Also: sadness, sorrow, mourning
Example sentences
أَشْعُرُ بِالْحُزْنِ.
I feel sadness.
الْحُزْنُ عَلَى وَجْهِهَا.
The sadness is on her face.
غَمَرَهُ الْحُزْنُ بَعْدَ الْخَبَرِ.
Grief washed over him after the news.
حَاوَلَ أَنْ يُخْفِيَ حُزْنَهُ عَنِ النَّاسِ.
He tried to hide his grief from people.
لَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ الْحُزْنُ الْعَمِيقُ مِنْ مُوَاصَلَةِ عَمَلِهِ.
Deep grief did not stop him from continuing his work.
تَحَوَّلَ حُزْنُ الْفِرَاقِ مَعَ الْأَيَّامِ إِلَى ذِكْرَى هَادِئَةٍ لَا تُؤْلِمُ.
Over the days, the grief of parting turned into a quiet memory that no longer hurts.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حُزْنٌ | أَحْزَانٌ |
| Genitive | حُزْنٍ | أَحْزَانٍ |
| Accusative | حُزْنًا | أَحْزَانًا |
| Vocative | يَا حُزْنُ | يَا أَحْزَانُ |
Word family
حَزِنَto be sad, to grieve
حَزِينsad, sorrowfulأَحْزَنَto sadden, to grieve someone
مَحْزُونgrieved, sorrowful
أَحْزَانsorrows (plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral Arabic root ح-ز-ن, tied to sadness and rough ground. The same root gives the verb حَزِنَ, to be sad. The link to rough or hard terrain suggests grief as a harsh, difficult inner state.
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