ذعن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of willing submission, obedience, and compliance. It describes a state of yielding to authority or a request, often with a sense of eagerness or lack of resistance.

Derived headwords

أَذْعَنَverb

1.
to submit willinglyboth
To yield to something or someone with a sense of compliance and obedience, often without coercion.
2.
to confessboth
To admit to something, particularly a right or truth, with a sense of acceptance.
3.
to obeyboth
To follow commands or instructions willingly.
4.
to yieldboth
To give way or surrender to a demand or pressure.

أذعن لي بحقي — He submitted to me regarding my right

أذعن له أي خضع وذل — He submitted to him, meaning he humbled himself and was abased

إِذْعَانnoun

1.
submissionboth
The act of yielding or submitting willingly to someone or something.
2.
complianceboth
The state of being obedient or conforming to requests or demands.
3.
obedienceboth
The act of following commands or instructions.
4.
acquiescenceclassical
The reluctant acceptance of something without protest.

والإذعان: الانقياد — And submission: compliance

مُذْعِنadjective

1.
submissiveboth
One who willingly submits or yields to authority or a request.
2.
obedientboth
One who is compliant and follows instructions.
3.
acceptingboth
One who acknowledges and accepts a truth or right.

مُذْعِنِينَadjective

1.
submittingboth
Plural form of 'muth'in', referring to those who are willingly submitting or yielding.
2.
obedientboth
Plural form, referring to those who are obedient.
3.
compliantboth
Plural form, referring to those who are compliant.

وإن يكن لهم الحق يأتوا إليه مذعنين — And if the truth is theirs, they come to it submitting

ذَعَنَverb

1.
to be submissiveclassical
The basic verb form indicating a state of submission or compliance.

وبناؤه ذعن يذعن ذعنا — And its pattern is dhana, yadh'anu, dhana'an

ذَعْنًاnoun

1.
submissionclassical
The masdar (verbal noun) of the verb 'dhana', signifying submission or compliance.

وبناؤه ذعن يذعن ذعنا — And its pattern is dhana, yadh'anu, dhana'an

يَذْعَنُverb

1.
he submitsclassical
The present tense form of the verb, indicating ongoing submission.

وبناؤه ذعن يذعن ذعنا — And its pattern is dhana, yadh'anu, dhana'an

مِذْعَانadjective

1.
compliant (female camel)classical
Describes a female camel that is easily led and obedient to its handler.

وناقة مذعان: سلسة الرأس منقادة لقائدها — And a compliant female camel: easy-headed and obedient to its leader

Parallel reading

وإن يكن لهم الحق يأتوا إليه مذعنين

And if the truth is theirs, they come to it submitting

قال ابن الأعرابي: مذعنين مقرين خاضعين

Ibn al-A'rabi said: 'muth'inin' meaning acknowledging and submissive

وقال أبو إسحق: جاء في التفسير مسرعين

And Abu Ishaq said: 'It came in the exegesis as 'musri'in' (hastening)

قال: والإذعان في اللغة الإسراع مع الطاعة

He said: And 'al-idha'an' in language means hastening with obedience

تقول: أذعن لي بحقي، معناه طاوعني لما كنت ألتمسه منه وصار يسرع إليه

You say: 'adh'ana li bi-haqqi', meaning he obeyed me in what I was seeking from him and he became eager to do it

وقال الفراء: مذعنين مطيعين غير مستكرهين

And Al-Farra' said: 'muth'inin' meaning obedient and not coerced

وقيل: مذعنين منقادين

And it was said: 'muth'inin' meaning compliant

وأذعن لي بحقي: أقر

And he submitted to me regarding my right: he acknowledged

وكذلك أمعن به أي أقر طائعا غير مستكره

And likewise 'am'ana bihi' meaning he acknowledged it willingly, not coerced

والإذعان: الانقياد

And submission: compliance

وأذعن الرجل: انقاد وسلس

And the man submitted: he became compliant and easy

وبناؤه ذعن يذعن ذعنا

And its pattern is dhana, yadh'anu, dhana'an

وأذعن له أي خضع وذل

And he submitted to him, meaning he humbled himself and was abased

وناقة مذعان: سلسة الرأس منقادة لقائدها

And a compliant female camel: easy-headed and obedient to its leader