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دنس

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of dirt, filth, and impurity, extending metaphorically to moral or reputational blemishes. It describes something being soiled, stained, or corrupted, both physically and figuratively.

Derived headwords

الدَّنَسnoun
  1. 1.
    dirt, filthboth

    Physical dirt, grime, or a stain, especially on clothing.

  2. 2.
    blemish, stainboth

    A moral or reputational flaw, a disgrace, or something that tarnishes one's honor or character.

أَدْنَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    dirt, filth (pl.)both

    The plural form of 'danas', referring to multiple instances of dirt, filth, or stains.

دَنِسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dirty, soiledboth

    To become physically dirty, stained, or impure.

  2. 2.
    to be tarnished, disgracedclassical

    To have one's honor or reputation become blemished or corrupted.

دَنَسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    dirtiness, impurityboth

    The state or quality of being dirty, soiled, or impure; the act of becoming dirty.

دَنِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    dirty, soiledboth

    Describing something that is physically dirty, stained, or impure.

  2. 2.
    morally corrupt, disgracedclassical

    Describing a person or their character as being morally impure, disgraced, or having a blemish on their honor.

تَدَنَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to become dirty, soiledboth

    To become dirty or soiled, often implying a passive or gradual process.

  2. 2.
    to become tarnished, disgracedclassical

    To become morally tainted or disgraced.

تَدْنِيسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    soiling, defilingboth

    The act of causing something to become dirty, soiled, or impure; the act of defiling.

دَنَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to soil, dirtyboth

    To make something physically dirty, soiled, or impure.

  2. 2.
    to defile, disgraceclassical

    To corrupt, defile, or disgrace someone or something, especially morally or reputationally.

دَنِسُ الْمُرُوءَةِadjective
  1. 1.
    lacking in honor, disgracedclassical

    Describing a person who has lost their honor, integrity, or manliness due to shameful actions.

Parallel reading

الدنس في الثياب: لطخ الوسخ ونحوه
Dirt in clothes: a stain of dirt and the like.
حتى في الأخلاق
even in morals.
وقد دنس يدنس دنسا، فهو دنس: توسخ
And he became dirty, he becomes dirty, dirtiness; he is dirty: he became soiled.
وتدنس: اتسخ
And it became dirty: it became soiled.
ودنسه غيره تدنيسا
And another person soiled it, causing it to be soiled.
وفي حديث الإيمان: كأن ثيابه لم يمسها دنس
And in the hadith about faith: 'as if his clothes had not been touched by dirt'.
الدنس: الوسخ
Dirt: the filth.
ورجل دنس المروءة
And a man lacking in honor (literally: dirty in manliness).
ودنس الرجل عرضه إذا فعل ما يشينه
And a man disgraced his honor if he did something that shamed him.