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دنق

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root 'دنق' primarily relates to concepts of smallness, insignificance, proximity, and decline. It encompasses units of weight, the act of approaching or nearing, and states of weakness, illness, or death. It also extends to meanings of careful examination, stinginess, and physical deterioration.

Derived headwords

الدَّانِقnoun
  1. 1.
    unit of weightclassical

    A unit of weight, equivalent to one-sixth of a dirham or a dinar.

  2. 2.
    insignificant personclassical

    A person considered insignificant, worthless, or contemptible.

  3. 3.
    emaciated manclassical

    A man who is fallen, weak, and emaciated.

دَانَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    unit of weightclassical

    An alternative form for a unit of weight, similar to 'danq', one-sixth of a dirham.

دَوَانِقnoun
  1. 1.
    units of weightclassical

    The plural of 'danq', referring to multiple units of weight.

دَوَانِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    units of weightclassical

    A plural form of 'danq', considered unusual or irregular, referring to multiple units of weight.

دُوَيْنِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    small unit of weightclassical

    The diminutive form of 'danq', referring to a very small unit of weight, considered irregular.

الدَّنِيـقnoun
  1. 1.
    solitary birdclassical

    A bird that perches alone and eats by itself during the day, hiding at night.

تَدْنِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    approaching sunsetclassical

    The act of the sun nearing sunset; its inclination towards setting.

  2. 2.
    sunkenness of eyesclassical

    The sinking or becoming hollow of the eyes.

  3. 3.
    careful examinationclassical

    The act of looking closely and carefully at something, often implying scrutiny or meticulousness.

  4. 4.
    stinginessclassical

    A metaphorical extension of careful examination, implying stinginess or parsimony in dealings and expenses.

دَنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to approach deathclassical

    To be near death; to be on the verge of dying.

  2. 2.
    to sink (eyes)classical

    For eyes to become sunken or hollow.

  3. 3.
    to become emaciatedclassical

    For a face to become thin, weak, or emaciated, often due to illness.

  4. 4.
    to be stingyclassical

    To be meticulous and scrutinizing in one's dealings, implying stinginess.

دَنَقَ لِلْمَوْتِverb
  1. 1.
    to approach deathclassical

    To be close to death; to be in a state of near-death.

تَدَنَّقَverb
  1. 1.
    to approach deathclassical

    To draw near to death; to be close to dying.

  2. 2.
    to scrutinizeclassical

    To look closely and meticulously at something, to examine it carefully.

دَانِقadjective
  1. 1.
    emaciatedclassical

    Fallen, weak, and emaciated, especially referring to a person.

  2. 2.
    very illclassical

    A sick person who is severely ill, weak, and near death.

دَانِقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    black seedclassical

    A small, round, black seed found in wheat.

  2. 2.
    darnelclassical

    A type of weed, specifically darnel (Zizania aquatica).

الْمُدَنِّقnoun
  1. 1.
    meticulous personclassical

    One who is meticulous, scrutinizing, and careful in their affairs and expenses.

  2. 2.
    stingy personclassical

    One who is stingy or parsimonious.

دَنَقَ إِلَيْهِ النَّظَرُverb
  1. 1.
    to scrutinizeclassical

    For one's sight or attention to be directed closely and carefully towards something.

رَنَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to scrutinizeclassical

    To look closely and carefully at something; to scrutinize.

دَائـقnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A fool or an idiot.

وَادِقnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A fool or an idiot.

هَرطnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A fool or an idiot.

الْمُقْتَرِنnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy personclassical

    One who is stingy or parsimonious with their family and themselves.

الْمُدَنَّقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    protruding eyeclassical

    An eye that is bulging or protruding.

Parallel reading

من الأوزان، وربما قيل داناق كما قالوا للدرهم درهام، وهو سدس الدرهم
It is a unit of weight, and perhaps it is called 'dānāq' as they said 'dirhām' for 'dirham', and it is one-sixth of a dirham.
يا قوم، من يعذر من عجرد ... القاتل المرء على الدانق؟
O people, who can excuse the one who strikes a man over a danq (a small sum)?
لعن الله الدانق ومن دنق
May God curse the danq (the insignificant) and whoever is insignificant.
الدانق، بفتح النون وكسرها: هو سدس الدينار والدرهم كأنه أراد النهي عن التقدير والنظر في الشيء التافه الحقير
The danq, with a fatha and a kasra on the nun: it is one-sixth of a dinar and a dirham, as if he intended to forbid estimating or considering something trivial and insignificant.
والجمع دوانق ودوانيق؛ الأخيرة شاذة
And the plural is 'dawānq' and 'dawānīq'; the latter is irregular.
وتصغيره دوينيق وهو شاذ أيضا
And its diminutive is 'duwaynīq', which is also irregular.
الدنيق والكيص والصوص الذي ينزل وحده ويأكل وحده بالنهار، فإذا كان الليل أكل في ضوء القمر لئلا يراه الضيف
The 'danyq', the 'kayṣ', and the 'ṣūṣ' are those that perch alone and eat alone during the day; when night comes, they eat in the moonlight so as not to be seen by a guest.
تدنيق الشمس للغروب: دنوها
The 'tadnīq' of the sun for sunset: its nearing.
ودنقت الشمس تدنيقا: مالت للغروب
And the sun 'tadnaqat' (approached) 'tadnīqan': it inclined towards sunset.
وتدنيق العين: غؤورها
And the 'tadnīq' of the eye: its sinking.
ودنقت عينه تدنيقا: غارت
And his eye 'tadnaqat' 'tadnīqan': it sank.
ودنق وجهه: هزل، وقيل: دنق وجهه إذا اصفر من المرض
And his face 'dannaqa': it became thin; and it is said: his face 'dannaqa' when it turned yellow from illness.
ودنق الرجل: مات، وقيل: دنق للموت تدنيقا دنا منه
And the man 'dannaqa': he died; and it is said: he 'dannaqa' for death, meaning he neared it.
لا بأس للأسير إذا خاف أن يمثل به أن يدنق للموت أي يدنو منه؛ يريد له أن يظهر أنه مشف على الموت لئلا يمثل به
It is permissible for a captive, if he fears mutilation, to 'yudnaq' for death, meaning to approach it; he should appear as if he is on the brink of death so as not to be mutilated.
ويقال للأحمق دانق ودائق ووادق وهرط
And the fool is called 'dānq', 'dā'iq', 'wādiq', and 'harta'.
والدانق: الساقط المهزول من الرجال
And the 'dānq': the fallen, emaciated one among men.
مريض دانق إذا كان مدنفا محرضا
A 'dānq' patient is one who is severely ill and weakened.
دنق وجه الرجل تدنيقا إذا رأيت فيه ضمر الهزال من مرض أو نصب
The face of a man 'tadnaqa' 'tadnīqan' if you see in it the thinness of emaciation from illness or fatigue.
والدنقة: حبة سوداء مستديرة تكون في الحنطة
And the 'dunaqah': a small, round, black seed found in wheat.
والدنقة: الزؤان؛ هذه عن أبي حنيفة
And the 'dunaqah': darnel; this is according to Abu Hanifa.
يقال: دنق إليه النظر ورنق، وكذلك النظر الضعيف
It is said: the sight 'dannaqa' towards him and 'ranaqa', and so is weak sight.
لا تدنقوا فيدنق عليكم
Do not scrutinize, lest scrutiny be imposed upon you.
والتدنيق مثل الترنيق: وهو إدامة النظر إلى الشيء
And 'tadnīq' is like 'tarnīq': it is prolonged gazing at something.
وأهل العراق يقولون فلان مدنق إذا كان يداق النظر في معاملاته ونفقاته ويستقصي
And the people of Iraq say so-and-so is 'mudannaq' if he scrutinizes his dealings and expenses and is meticulous.
والتدنيق والمداقة والاستقصاء كنايات عن البخل والشح
And 'tadnīq', 'mudāqah', and 'istiqṣā'' are metaphors for stinginess and avarice.
الدنق المقترون على عيالهم وأنفسهم، وكان يقال: من لم يدنق زرنق، والزرنقة العينة
The 'dunaqq' are those who are stingy with their families and themselves; and it was said: 'Whoever does not 'yudnaq' (act stingily), will be 'yazruniq' (act with usury)', and 'zaranaqah' is usury.
من العيون الجاحظة والظاهرة والمدنقة، وهو سواء، وهو خروج العين وظهورها
Among the bulging, prominent, and 'mudannaqah' eyes, and it is the same, which is the protrusion and prominence of the eye.