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بذن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific, perhaps archaic, concept of being protected or shielded from evil. It describes a state of being fortified or made resilient against harm, possibly through divine intervention or a specific condition.

Derived headwords

بَأْذَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    protection from evilclassical

    A state or condition of being protected or shielded from evil or harm. It is presented as a source or origin of this protection.

المُبَأْذَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the protected stateclassical

    The state of being protected or fortified against evil. It is described as a مصدر (masdar), indicating the action or state itself.

Parallel reading

بأذن فلان من الشر بأذنة
So-and-so is protected from evil with protection.
وهي المبأذنة، مصدر
And it is the المبأذنة, a masdar (verbal noun).
ويقال: أنائلا تريد
And it is said: 'He desires protection.'
ومعترسة، أراد بالمعترسة الاسم يريد به الفعل مثل المجاهدة
And معترسة; by معترسة he meant the noun, intending the verb, like المجاهدة (striving).