دكن

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns colors that are dark, dusky, or dusty, often between red and black, or blackish. It also extends to concepts of being soiled, darkened by dirt, and metaphorically to things that are aged or well-matured. Additionally, it relates to the act of piling or stacking things, leading to the word for a shop.

Derived headwords

الدكنnoun

1.
dusky colorboth
A dark, dusky color, like that of khazz fabric, leaning towards dustiness between redness and blackness, or simply towards blackness.
2.
darknessclassical
The state of being dark or dusky.

الدكنةnoun

1.
dusky colorboth
A dark, dusky color, leaning towards dustiness between redness and blackness.

أدكنadjective

1.
duskyboth
Having a dusky color, leaning towards dustiness between redness and blackness.

أغلي السباء بكل أدكن عاتق — I boiled the fermented drink in every aged, dusky waterskin.

دكنverb

1.
to become duskyboth
To become dark or dusky in color.
2.
to become soiledboth
To become soiled and dusty in color, especially a garment.

يدكنverb

1.
to become duskyboth
To become dark or dusky in color.
2.
to become soiledboth
To become soiled and dusty in color, especially a garment.

سلمت عرضا ثوبه لم يدكن — I preserved my honor, his garment did not become soiled.

دكناnoun

1.
dusky colorboth
The state or quality of being dusky or dark in color.
2.
soilingboth
The act of becoming soiled or dusty.

أدكنverb

1.
to make duskyclassical
To make something dusky or dark in color.

دكنتverb

1.
became soiledboth
The past tense verb indicating that something became soiled or dusty.

أنها أوقدت القدر حتى دكنت ثيابها — that she lit the pot until her clothes became soiled.

الدكلnoun

1.
dark colorclassical
A dark color, referring to the color of spears.

والسمر الدكل — and the dark spears.

دكنverb

1.
to pile upboth
To pile or stack things one upon another.

ودكن المتاع يدكنه دكنا — and he piled up the goods, piling them up.

يدكنهverb

1.
to pile upboth
To pile or stack things one upon another.

ودكن المتاع يدكنه دكنا — and he piled up the goods, piling them up.

الدكانnoun

1.
shopboth
A shop or stall, derived from the act of piling goods.
2.
raised platformboth
A raised platform or bench built for sitting.

فبنينا له دكانا من طين يجلس عليه — so we built him a platform of mud to sit on.

التدكينnoun

1.
piling upboth
The act of piling or stacking things one upon another.

الدكاكينnoun

1.
shopsboth
The plural of dukkan, meaning shops or stalls.

دكةnoun

1.
raised platformboth
A raised platform or bench built for sitting.

دكناءadjective

1.
darkened by spicesclassical
Describing a dish, like thareedah, that is darkened by spices, such as pepper.

ثريدة دكناء — a thareedah darkened by spices.

الدكيناءnoun

1.
small ground reptileclassical
A small reptile or creeping creature found on the ground.

دكينname

1.
Dakinboth
A proper name.

دوكنname

1.
Duknboth
A proper name.

Parallel reading

الدكن والدكن والدكنة: لون الأدكن كلون الخز الذي يضرب إلى الغبرة بين الحمرة والسواد، وفي الصحاح: يضرب إلى السواد

Ad-dukn, ad-dukn, and ad-duknah: the color al-adkan, like the color of khazz fabric, which leans towards dustiness between redness and blackness, and in As-Sihah: it leans towards blackness.

دكن يدكن دكنا وأدكن وهو أدكن

Dukina, yadkinu, duknan, and adkana, and he is adkan.

سلمت عرضا ثوبه لم يدكن

I preserved my honor, his garment did not become soiled.

وأغلي السباء بكل أدكن عاتق

And I boiled the fermented drink in every aged, dusky waterskin.

يعني زقا قد صلح وجاد في لونه ورائحته لعتقه

Meaning a waterskin that has matured and become excellent in its color and smell due to its age.

أنها أوقدت القدر حتى دكنت ثيابها

That she lit the pot until her clothes became soiled.

دكن الثوب إذا اتسخ واغبر لونه يدكن دكنا

A garment becomes dukin if it gets dirty and its color becomes dusty, yadkinu duknan.

حتى دكن

Until it became soiled.

علي له فضلان: فضل قرابة، ... وفضل بنصل السيف والسمر الدكل

Ali has two merits: the merit of kinship, ... and the merit of the sword's edge and the dark spears.

قال: الدكل والدكن واحد، يريد لون الرماح

He said: Ad-dukal and ad-dukn are the same, meaning the color of the spears.

ودكن المتاع يدكنه دكنا ودكنه: نضد بعضه على بعض

And he piled up the goods, piling them up, and dakkanahu: he stacked some of it upon another.

وهو عند أبي الحسن مشتق من الدكاء، وهي الأرض المنبسطة، وهو مذكور في موضعه، والدكان فعال، والفعل التدكين

And according to Abu Al-Hasan, it is derived from ad-dukaa', which is flat land, and it is mentioned in its place, and ad-dukkān is on the pattern 'fa'aal', and the verb is at-tadkīn.

الدكان واحد الدكاكين، وهي الحوانيت، فارسي معرب

Ad-dukkān is the singular of ad-dakākīn, which are shops, a Persian word Arabized.

فبنينا له دكانا من طين يجلس عليه

So we built him a platform of mud to sit on.

الدكان: الدكة المبنية للجلوس عليها، قال: والنون مختلف فيها، فمنهم من يجعلها أصلا، ومنهم من يجعلها زائدة

Ad-dukkān: the raised platform built for sitting on it. He said: And the 'nun' is debated; some consider it original, others consider it an addition.

ودكن الدكان: عمله

And dakkan ad-dukkān: making it.

وهي التي عليها من الأبزار، ما دكنها من الفلفل وغيره

Which is that upon it are spices, what darkens it from pepper and other things.