Arabic Word · Intermediate

خوان

table, particularly such one as is fit for dining

Pronunciation: say خوان

Meaning

table, particularly such one as is fit for dining

Example

مَا عَلِمْتُ النَّبِيَّ —صَلَّى اللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ— أَكَلَ عَلَى سُكُرُّجَةٍ قَطُّ، وَلَا خُبِزَ لَهُ مُرَقَّقٌ قَطُّ، وَلَا أَكَلَ عَلَى خِوَانٍ

I never knew the Prophet—may God bless him and grant him peace—to ever eat from a side-dish plate, or to eat crumbled bread, or to eat at a table.

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