دحين

Arabic

Verb

دُحِينَ • (duḥīna) (form I) /du.ħiː.na/

1. third-person feminine plural past passive of دَحَا (daḥā)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic ذَا (ḏā, “this”) الحِين (al-ḥīn, “part of time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.ħiːn/, /da.ħeːn/, /daħ.ħiːn/

Adverb

دحين • (daḥīn or daḥēn or daḥḥīn)

1. now
2. right now
3. at present

   Synonym: ذحين (ḏaḥīn)

   Antonym: بَعْدين (baʕdēn, “later”)