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د ه ن
Dal-ha-Nun
General Root Meaning
To anoint, strike (with a stick), moisten, blandish, pleasantly smooth, agreeable and suave, dissemble with, coax, be pliant, grease, dis-simulate.

1st Form: to anoint with oil;
4th Form: to endeavour to conciliate, to make peace; to manifest what is contrary to that which one conceals in one’s mind; to act with dishonesty, or dissimulation; to strive to outwit, deceive, beguile, or circumvent; to show mercy, to pardon;
dihaan – that with which one anoints; a red hide; a slippery place; a long and smooth road.
duhn – oil.
  
bil-duh'ni   (1)

23:20
And a tree (that) springs forth from Mount Sinai (which) produces oil and a relish for those who eat.

  
tud'hinu   (1)

68:9
They wish that you should compromise, so they would compromise.

  
fayud'hinūna   (1)

68:9
They wish that you should compromise, so they would compromise.

  
kal-dihāni   (1)

55:37
Then when is split the heaven, and it becomes rose-colored like murky oil.

  
mud'hinūna   (1)

56:81
Then is it to this statement that you (are) indifferent?

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