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عدن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

عَدَنِىٌّ ذ of, or belonging to, [ the place called ] عَدَن [ in El-Yemen ]: ― -b2- hence, عَدَنِيَّاتٌ meaning Highly-prized garments: and an epithet applied to رِيَاط [pl. of رَيْطَةٌ] worn by young women, or girls: ― -b3- and hence likewise عَدَنِىٌّ is an epithet applied to a man as meaning Generous in natural dispositions: (TA:) [or this may be from what next follows:] ― -b4- عَدَنِىٌّ signifies also One who weaves [ the garments called ] الثِّيَاب العَدَنِيَّة in Neysáboor [app. from سِكَّةُ عَدْنَى, which, as is said in the TA, is in Neysáboor]. (TA.)

Derived headwords

عَدَنِىٌّ
  1. 1.
الثِّيَاب العَدَنِيَّة
سِكَّةُ عَدْنَى