عدن

عَدَانٌ ذ A place of عُدُون [i. e. of remaining, staying, dwelling, or abiding, of men in a place, or of camels in the pasturage &c.: see 1]. (TA.) ― -b2- Also The shore of the sea: (S, K:) but in the phrase بِعَدَانِ السِّيفِ in a verse of Lebeed, it is said that he meant عَدَن [of El-Yemen], adding the ا by poetic license; or some other place: (S:) Sh says that is there means a place on the shore of the sea: and AHeyth related it with kesr to the ع. (TA.) And (K, TA) accord. to IAar (TA) it signifies The side of a river. (K, TA.) -A2- And A period of seven years: one says, مَكَثُوا عَدَانًا [ They tarried during a period of seven years ], (K, TA,) and عَدَانَيْنِ i. e. fourteen years. (TA.)