دغن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of darkness, obscurity, and foolishness. It is used to describe a dark day and also refers to a foolish person, with a specific mention of a foolish woman.

Derived headwords

دَغَنَverb

1.
to be darkclassical
To be dark or obscure, used to describe a day.

دَغْنَةnoun

1.
darknessclassical
Darkness or obscurity, used to describe a day.
2.
foolclassical
A term used to refer to a foolish person.

دَجَنَverb

1.
to be darkclassical
To be dark or obscure, used as a comparison for a day.

دَجِنَةadjective

1.
darkclassical
Dark or obscure, used to describe a day.

دُغَيْنَةname

1.
woman's nameclassical
A proper name for a woman.

دُغَيْنَةnoun

1.
foolish womanclassical
A term referring to a foolish woman.

دُغَيْنَةnoun

1.
foolclassical
A term used to refer to a foolish person, particularly a woman.

دَغَةnoun

1.
foolclassical
A term used to refer to a foolish person.

Parallel reading

دغن يومنا: كدجن

Our day was dark: like a dark day.

وإنه ليوم ذو دغنة كدجنة

And indeed it is a day of darkness, like a dark day.

ودغينة: الأحمق، معرفة

And Dughaynah: the fool, known.

ودغينة: اسم امرأة

And Dughaynah: the name of a woman.

يقال للأحمق دغة ودغينة

The fool is called Daghah and Dughaynah.

ويقال: إنها كانت امرأة حمقاء

And it is said: she was a foolish woman.