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ضنء

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

ضِنْءٌ ذ Origin, root, race, or stock; syn. أَصْلٌ: (El-Umawee, S, M, O, K:) and the place in which a thing originates; syn. مَعْدِنٌ. (ElUmawee, S, O, K.) One says, فُلَانٌ فِى ضِنْءِ صِدْقٍ [ Such a one is of an excellent origin or race or stock ], (S, O, L,) and فِى ضِنْءِ سَوْءٍ [ of a bad origin &c.]. (L.) ― -b2- See also ضَنْءٌ, in two places.

Derived headwords

ضِنْءٌ
  1. 1.
فُلَانٌ فِى ضِنْءِ
فِى ضِنْءِ سَوْءٍ