زءن

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of grain or seed, often considered undesirable or even intoxicating. It extends to describe something of poor quality or mixed with impurities, and metaphorically to a short or stunted creature.

Derived headwords

الزُّؤَانnoun

1.
tares, darnelboth
A type of grain that grows among edible grains like wheat, often considered a weed and sometimes intoxicating.
2.
inferior food or substanceclassical
Used to describe food or other things that are of poor quality or mixed with impurities.

زُؤَانَةnoun

1.
a single grain of darnelboth
The singular form of الزؤان, referring to one individual seed of the darnel plant.

زَئِنَverb

1.
to be mixed with darnelclassical
The verb form indicating that something, particularly grain, has become mixed with darnel or impurities.

زُؤَانnoun

1.
darnel (variant)both
A variant spelling or pronunciation of الزؤان, referring to the grain.

زَوَانnoun

1.
darnel (variant)both
A variant spelling or pronunciation of الزؤان, referring to the grain, without the hamza.

زِئَانnoun

1.
darnel (variant)both
A variant spelling or pronunciation of الزؤان, with a kasra under the initial letter and no hamza.

زِوَانnoun

1.
darnel (variant)both
A variant spelling or pronunciation of الزؤان, with a kasra under the initial letter and no hamza.

زَئِنِيّadjective

1.
short, stuntedclassical
Describing a dog as short or stunted in stature, possibly derived from the idea of something being mixed or inferior.

ذو يزنname

1.
Dhu Yazanclassical
The name of a king from the Himyarite dynasty, whose name is said to be derived from the root الزؤان, possibly implying a connection to strength or lineage.

يَزَنِيّadjective

1.
of a spearclassical
An adjective describing a spear, possibly related to its quality or origin, with several orthographic variations.

أَزَنِيّadjective

1.
of a spear (variant)classical
A variant form of يَزَنِيّ, describing a spear.

يَزْأَنِيّadjective

1.
of a spear (variant)classical
A variant form of يَزَنِيّ, describing a spear, with a hamza.

أَزْأَنِيّadjective

1.
of a spear (variant)classical
A variant form of يَزَنِيّ, describing a spear, with a hamza.

أَيْزَنِيّadjective

1.
of a spear (variant)classical
A variant form of يَزَنِيّ, describing a spear, with metathesis.

آزَنِيّadjective

1.
of a spear (variant)classical
A variant form of يَزَنِيّ, describing a spear, with metathesis.

Parallel reading

الزُّؤَانُ: حَبٌّ يَكُونُ فِي الطَّعَامِ، وَاحِدَتُهُ زُؤَانَةٌ، وَقَدْ زُئِنَ.

Tares: a grain that is in the food; its singular is a tare, and it has become mixed with tares.

وَالزُّؤَانُ أَيْضًا: رَدِيءُ الطَّعَامِ وَغَيْرِهِ.

And tares also: inferior food and other things.

وَالزُّؤَانُ الَّذِي يُخَالِطُ البُرَّ، وَهِيَ حَبَّةٌ تُسْكِرُ، وَهِيَ الدَّنَقَةُ أَيْضًا.

And the darnel which mixes with wheat, and it is a seed that intoxicates, and it is also called al-danqah.

وَفِيهِ أَرْبَعُ لُغَاتٍ: زُؤَانٌ وَزَوَانٌ، بِغَيْرِ هَمْزٍ، وَزِئَانٌ وَزِوَانٌ، بِالكَسْرِ فِيهِمَا.

And it has four linguistic variations: zu'an and zawan, without hamza, and zi'an and ziwan, with kasra in both.

وَحَكَى ثَعْلَبٌ: كَلْبٌ زَئِنِيٌّ، بِالهَمْزِ، قَصِيرٌ، وَلَا تَقُلْ صِينِيٌّ.

And Tha'lab narrated: a dog is za'ini, with hamza, meaning short, and do not say sini.

وَذُو يزَنَ: مَلِكٌ مِنْ مُلُوكِ حِمْيَرَ، أَصْلُهُ يَزْأَنُ مِنْ لَفْظِ الزُّؤَانِ، قَالَ: وَلَا يَجِبُ صَرْفُهُ لِلزِّيَادَةِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَالتَّعْرِيفِ.

And Dhu Yazan: a king from the kings of Himyar, his origin is Yaz'an from the word al-zu'an; he said: and it is not obligatory to decline it due to the addition at its beginning and its definiteness.

وَرُمْحٌ يَزَنِيٌّ وَأَزَنِيٌّ وَيَزْأَنِيٌّ وَأَزْأَنِيٌّ وَأَيْزَنِيٌّ عَلَى القَلْبِ، وَآزَنِيٌّ عَلَى القَلْبِ أَيْضًا.

And a spear is yazani, azani, yaz'ani, az'ani, ayzani by metathesis, and aazani also by metathesis.