درن

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of dirt, filth, and uncleanness. It extends to describe things that are dirty, soiled, or neglected, including physical dirt, uncleanliness in animals (like scabs), and even metaphorical dirtiness in character or condition. It also encompasses dried-up vegetation and neglected places.

Derived headwords

دَرِنَverb

1.
to be dirtyboth
To become soiled or unclean, covered in dirt or filth.

دَرَنnoun

1.
dirtboth
Dirt, filth, or uncleanness.
2.
soiled stateclassical
A state of being soiled or smeared with dirt.

دَرِنٌadjective

1.
dirtyboth
Describing something that is soiled, unclean, or covered in dirt.
2.
scabbyclassical
Describing an animal, particularly a camel, that has scabs or is afflicted with a skin disease, originating from the idea of uncleanness.

أَدْرَنَverb

1.
to make dirtyboth
To cause something to become dirty or soiled.

مُدَرَّنٌadjective

1.
dirtyboth
Made dirty or soiled.
2.
dried-upclassical
Describing vegetation that has become dry and withered.

مُدْرِنٌadjective

1.
dirtyclassical
One who is dirty or soiled.

مُدْرَانٌadjective

1.
very dirtyclassical
Extremely dirty or soiled.

مُدْرَانَةٌadjective

1.
very dirty (female)classical
A female who is extremely dirty or soiled.

الدَّرِينُnoun

1.
dried herbageclassical
Dry, withered herbage, or any debris from shrubs, trees, or wild plants that has become old.
2.
pasture debrisclassical
The remnants of pasture, especially when dry and scattered, which are of little benefit to camels.

الدَّرَانَةُnoun

1.
dried herbageclassical
Dry, withered herbage, particularly annual plants that have dried up.

أَدْرَنَتِ الإِبِلُverb

1.
camels grazed on dry herbageclassical
Camels grazing on dry, withered vegetation, typically occurring during times of drought or scarcity.

حَطَبٌ مُدَرَّنٌnoun

1.
dry firewoodclassical
Dry, withered wood used for fuel.

أُمُّ دَرِينٍname

1.
barren landclassical
A name given to barren or drought-stricken land, implying a lack of sustenance.

إِدْرُونُ الدَّابَّةِnoun

1.
animal's lairclassical
The resting place or lair of an animal.

إِدْرُونٌnoun

1.
lairclassical
A resting place or den.
2.
mangerclassical
A trough or container for feeding animals.
3.
originclassical
The root, origin, or foundation of something.
4.
baseclassical
The fundamental basis or origin, sometimes specifically referring to a base of evil.

الدَّرَّانُnoun

1.
foxclassical
A fox.

دَرِينَةٌnoun

1.
foolclassical
A term used by the people of Kufa to refer to a foolish or simple-minded person.

دَرَّانَةُname

1.
female nameclassical
A feminine given name, following the pattern of 'fa'alana'.

دَرْنَاname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, said to be in the region of Yamama.

دَرَنِيٌّadjective

1.
from Darnaclassical
Relating to or originating from the place named Darna.

دَرَنِيَّةٌadjective

1.
from Darna (female)classical
A female relating to or originating from the place named Darna.

دَارِينُname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, specifically a harbor in Bahrain from which musk is attributed.

دَارِيٌّadjective

1.
from Darinclassical
Relating to or originating from Darin, often used in reference to musk.

Parallel reading

ما كان إلا كدرن بكفي

It was nothing but like dirt on my palm.

يعني درنا كان بإحدى يديه فمسحها بالأخرى، يضرب ذلك للشيء العجل.

Meaning, dirt that was on one of his hands, so he wiped it with the other; this is used as a metaphor for something done hastily.

وقد درن الثوب، بالكسر، درنا فهو درن وأدرن

And the garment became dirty, with a kasra, it became dirty, and it is dirty and has been made dirty.

إن امرؤ دغمر لون الأدرن، ... سلمت عرضا ثوبه لم يدكن

Indeed, a man stained the color of the dirty one, ... I kept my honor, his garment did not become dark.

تذهب الخطايا كما يذهب الماء الدرن

Sins are removed just as water removes dirt.

ولم يعط الهرمة ولا الدرنة أي الجرباء، وأصله من الوسخ.

And he did not give the old or the scabby, meaning the one with mange, and its origin is from dirt.

ورجل مدران: كثير الدرن

And a man is 'mudran': full of dirt.

مدارين إن جاعوا، وأذعر من مشى، ... إذا الروضة الخضراء ذب غديرها

They are 'madarin' if they are hungry, and more fearful than one who walks, ... when the green meadow's pond dries up.

تركوا لتغلب، إذ رأوا أرماحهم، ... بأراب كل لئيمة مدران

They left them to Taghlib, when they saw their spears, ... in the shame of every base, dirty woman.

والدرين والدرانة: يبيس الحشيش وكل حطام من حمض أو شجر أو أحرار البقول وذكورها إذا قدم، فهو درين

And 'ad-darin' and 'ad-darana': are dried herbage and all debris from shrubs, trees, or wild legumes and their males when they become old, then it is 'darin'.

إلا الدرينا

Except for the dried herbage.

الدرين النبت الذي أتى عليه سنة ثم جف، واليبيس الحولي هو الدرين.

'Ad-darin' is the plant that has been around for a year then dried, and the dried annual plant is 'ad-darin'.

ما في الأرض من اليبيس إلا الدرانة.

There is nothing on the earth of dried vegetation except 'ad-darana'.

الدرين حطام المرعى إذا قدم، وهو ما بلي من الحشيش، وقلما تنتفع به الإبل

'Ad-darin' is the debris of the pasture when it becomes old, and it is the withered herbage, and camels rarely benefit from it.

ونحن الحابسون بذي أراطى، ... تسف الجلة الخور الدرينا

And we are the ones who hold back at Dhi Arati, ... grazing the weak, dry herbage.

أدرنت الإبل: رعت الدرين، وذلك في الجدب.

The camels 'adranat': they grazed on 'ad-darin', and that is during drought.

وإذا سقط كان درينا

And when it fell, it was 'darina' (dried debris).

الدرين حطام المرعى إذا تناثر وسقط على الأرض.

'Ad-darin' is the debris of the pasture when it scatters and falls on the ground.

ويقال للأرض المجدبة: أم درين

And barren land is called 'Umm Darin'.

تعالي نسمط حب دعد ونغتدي ... سواءين، والمرعى بأم درين

Come, let us tie up the love of Da'd and go in the morning ... equally, and the pasture is in 'Umm Darin'.

يقول: تعالي نلزم حبنا، وإن ضاق العيش.

He says: Come, let us cling to our love, even if life is difficult.

وإدرون الدابة: آريه.

And the 'idrun' of the animal: its lair.

رجع الفرس إلى إدرونه أي آريه.

The horse returned to its 'idrun', meaning its lair.

والإدرون: المعلف

And 'al-idrun': the manger.

ومثل عتاب رددناه إلى ... إدرونه ولؤم أصه على ألرغم موطوء الحصى مذللا

And like a reproach we returned to ... its origin, and the baseness of its father, despite the pebbles being trodden down and submissive.

ومن جعل الهمز في إدرون فاء المثال فهي رباعية مثل فرعون وبرذون، وخص بعضهم بالإدرون الخبيث من الأصول، فذهب أن اشتقاقه من الدرن؛ قال ابن سيده: وليس بشيء، وقيل: الإدرون الدرن، قال: وليس هذا معروفا.

And whoever makes the hamza in 'idrun' the 'fa' of the pattern, it is a quadriliteral like 'fir'aun' and 'bardhun'. Some have specified 'al-idrun' as the evil of origins, suggesting its derivation from 'ad-daran'; Ibn Sidah said: It is nothing. It has been said: 'al-idrun' is 'ad-daran', he said: And this is not known.

رجع إلى إدرونه أي وطنه

He returned to his 'idrun', meaning his homeland.

فلان إدرون شر وطمر شر إذا كان نهاية في الشر.

So-and-so is an 'idrun' of evil and 'tamr' of evil if he is the epitome of evil.

والدران: الثعلب.

And 'ad-daran': the fox.

وأهل الكوفة يسمون الأحمق درينة.

And the people of Kufa call the foolish person 'darina'.

درانة: من أسماء النساء، وهو فعلانة.

Darana: is among the names of women, and it is of the pattern 'fa'alana'.

النون في الدرانة إن كانت أصلية فهي فعلالة من الدرن، وإن كانت غير أصلية فهي فعلانة من الدر أو الدر، كما قالوا قران من القرى ومن القرين.

The 'nun' in 'ad-darana', if it is original, it is 'fa'alala' from 'ad-daran'. If it is not original, it is 'fa'alana' from 'ad-dar' or 'ad-dur', as they said 'quran' from 'al-qura' and from 'al-qarin'.

حل أهلي ما بين درنا فبادولى ... ، وحلت علوية بالسخال

My family settled between Darna and Badula ..., and 'Alawiyya settled with the young goats.

فقلت للشرب في درنا، وقد ثملوا: ... شيموا، وكأن يشيم الشارب الثمل؟

So I said to the drinkers in Darna, and they were drunk: ... 'Shimu', and how can a drunk drinker 'shimu'?

وإن طحنت درنية لعيالها، ... تطبطب ثدياها فطار طحينها

And if a 'darniyya' grinds for her children, ... she pats her breasts, and her flour flies.

ألقي فيه فلجان من مسك دارين، ... وفلج من فلفل ضرم

I cast into it two streams of Darin musk, ... and a stream of burning pepper.

مسائح فودي رأسه مسبغلة، ... جرى مسك دارين الأحم خلالها

The sides of my head are covered, ... the red musk of Darin flowed through it.

كأن تريكة من ماء مزن، ... وداري الذكي من المدام

As if a branch from rainwater, ... and the intelligent 'dari' from the wine.

أفيد عليها المسك، حتى كأنها ... لطيمة داري تفتق فارها

I anoint her with musk, until she is like ... a 'dari's' perfume bag, releasing its fragrance.