إِذْن permission in Arabic
إِذْن is how you say “permission” in Arabic.
Root ا ذ ن ʾ-dh-n. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar). idhn.
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Meaning of permission in Arabic
- permission, leave, authorization the verbal noun of أَذِنَ لَهُ فِى الشَّىءِ, 'he permitted him, allowed him, or gave him leave to do the thing'
- notice, knowledge, being informed of something from the related sense أَذِنَ بِالشَّىءِ 'he knew of it, became informed of it' — e.g. Qur'an 2:279, فَأْذَنُوا بِحَرْبٍ, 'then be ye informed of war'
Example sentence
فَلَا تزَال الشَّجَرَة تؤتي أكلهَا كل حِين بإذن الله رَبِّهَا
The tree continues to yield its fruit at all times by the permission of its Lord.
بِإِذْنِ by the permission of
bi- = 'by, with'; idhn means 'permission'; heading an 'of…' phrase with the next word; the noun after 'bi'.
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How it is used
إِذْن is the standard word for formal permission or leave to do something, as in giving a servant leave to trade. It shares its root with 'ear' (أُذُنٌ) and 'call to prayer' (أَذَانٌ): the underlying sense of listening/giving ear covers both 'permission' (attending to and granting a request) and 'proclamation' (making something heard).
Words from the same root
- أَذِنَ to listen, give ear to; to grant permission or leave
- أَذَّنَ to call to prayer; to proclaim, make widely known
- آذَنَ to inform, notify (someone of a thing)
- أُذُنٌ ear
- أَذَانٌ the call to prayer
- مِئْذَنَةٌ minaret, the place from which the call to prayer is proclaimed
More example sentences
لَا تتحرك ذرّة فَمَا فَوْقهَا إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ
Not a particle moves nor anything greater except by His permission.
بِإِذْنِهِ by His permission
'Bi-' (by) fused with 'permission' plus '-hi' (His) attached, genitive — only 'by His leave'. The pairing names the sole enabling cause of all motion.
وَلَا يشفع زهد عِنده إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ
No one intercedes with Him except by His permission.
بِإِذْنِهِ by His permission
'Bi-' (by) fused with 'permission' plus '-hi' (His) attached, genitive — only 'by His leave'. No intercession occurs without it.
Common questions
- How do you say "permission" in Arabic?
- إِذْن (idhn).
- Why do إِذْن (permission) and أَذَانٌ (call to prayer) come from the same root?
- Both derive from اذن, whose core sense is 'to hear, listen, give ear.' Permission is granted by 'giving ear' to a request, while the adhān is a proclamation meant to be heard.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).