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دهدن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of falsehood, vanity, and deceptive speech. It describes something baseless, empty, or nonsensical, often used in poetic contexts to denote worthless or trivial matters.

Derived headwords

الدَّهْدَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Falsehood, vanityclassical

    Meaning falsehood or vanity. It refers to something baseless, empty, or nonsensical.

دهدنverb
  1. 1.
    To be false, vainclassical

    This verb form, though not explicitly conjugated, is implied by the noun 'al-dahdan' referring to falsehood.

دهدرverb
  1. 1.
    To roll, tumbleclassical

    This is a variant form, possibly related to the root, meaning to roll or tumble. It is mentioned as a possible alternative pronunciation.

دهدرينnoun
  1. 1.
    Deceiver, liarclassical

    Used in a proverb to refer to a liar or a deceiver.

Parallel reading

الدهدن، بالضم: معناه الباطل
Al-dahdan, with damma, means falsehood.
لأجعلن لابنة عمرو فنا، ... حتى يكون مهرها دهدنا
I will make for the daughter of Amr a feast, ... until her dowry is falsehood.
ويروى لابنة عثم
And it is narrated for the daughter of Uthim.
الدهدن كلام ليس له فعل
Al-dahdan is speech that has no action.
وربما قالوا دهدر، بالراء
And sometimes they say dahdar, with a raa'.
وفي المثل: دهدرين وسعد القين
And in the proverb: Dahdarin and Sa'd the coppersmith.
يضرب للكذاب
It is used to refer to a liar.