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دذن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to relate to a specific type of wooden object, possibly a lamp or torch, made from cedar or other trees. It describes a particular item used for illumination, potentially in the Arabian Peninsula.

Derived headwords

الدَّاذِينnoun
  1. 1.
    Lamp/torchclassical

    A lamp or torch made of cedar wood, used for illumination. It is said to be made from the Muz tree in the lands of the Arabs.

Parallel reading

مناور من خشب الأرز يستصبح بها، وهو يتخذ ببلاد العرب من شجر المظ، والله أعلم.
A lamp made of cedar wood, by which one seeks light, and it is made in the lands of the Arabs from the Muz tree, and God knows best.