ضنء

ضُنْأَةٌ ذ (M, O, K) and ↓ ضُنَاآءَةٌ (O, K) Necessity, need, or want; or difficulty, or distress; (ضَارُورَةٌ, M, O, or ضَرُورَةٌ, K; [both meaning the same;]) that befalls a man: (O:) so in the saying قَعَدَ مَقْعَدَ ضُنْأَة (M, K) and ↓ ضُنَاآءَةٍ (K) [lit. He sat in the sitting-place of necessity, &c.; meaning he was, or became, in an abject condition ]: the phrase denotes disdain, or scorn; and is thought by AM to be from اِضْطَنَأَ meaning “ he was abashed, &c. ” (TA.)