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سدن

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the service and guardianship of sacred places, particularly the Kaaba. It extends to the act of covering or veiling, and metaphorically to the act of withholding or blocking access. It also has a less common meaning related to fat or covering for a litter.

Derived headwords

السادنnoun
  1. 1.
    Servant of the Kaababoth

    A servant or caretaker of the Kaaba, responsible for its upkeep and access.

  2. 2.
    Idol's servantclassical

    A servant or caretaker of an idol or a house of idols.

  3. 3.
    Chamberlainclassical

    One who guards and controls access, distinct from a mere attendant.

السدنةnoun
  1. 1.
    Servants of the Kaababoth

    The plural of السادن, referring to the caretakers of the Kaaba.

  2. 2.
    Guardians of the Houseclassical

    The guardians of the Kaaba or a temple, responsible for its protection and management.

  3. 3.
    Idol keepersclassical

    Those who tended to idols in pre-Islamic times.

سدنverb
  1. 1.
    To serve (Kaaba)both

    To serve, care for, and manage the affairs of the Kaaba, including opening and closing its door.

  2. 2.
    To guardclassical

    To act as a guardian or chamberlain, controlling access.

سدناًnoun
  1. 1.
    Service (Kaaba)both

    The act of serving and managing the Kaaba.

سدانةnoun
  1. 1.
    Guardianship (Kaaba)both

    The office or duty of serving and managing the Kaaba.

  2. 2.
    Chamberlainshipclassical

    The role of a chamberlain or gatekeeper.

يسدنverb
  1. 1.
    He serves (Kaaba)both

    He serves, cares for, and manages the affairs of the Kaaba.

  2. 2.
    He guardsclassical

    He acts as a guardian or chamberlain.

السدنnoun
  1. 1.
    Veilclassical

    A curtain or covering, particularly one used to veil something.

أسدانnoun
  1. 1.
    Veilsclassical

    Plural of سدن, referring to curtains or coverings.

سدنهverb
  1. 1.
    To veilclassical

    To cover with a veil or curtain.

الأسدانnoun
  1. 1.
    Veils (of litters)classical

    Coverings or drapes for camel litters (howdahs).

  2. 2.
    Curtainsclassical

    A variant or synonym for curtains or veils.

السدونnoun
  1. 1.
    Coverings (of litters)classical

    The cloths or coverings used to adorn or cover camel litters.

سدنverb
  1. 1.
    To let down (veil)classical

    To let down or hang a veil or curtain.

السدينnoun
  1. 1.
    Fatclassical

    Fat, particularly the fat of an animal.

  2. 2.
    Veilclassical

    A curtain or covering.

سدنتverb
  1. 1.
    She served (Kaaba)both

    She served, cared for, and managed the affairs of the Kaaba.

أسدنverb
  1. 1.
    To serve (Kaaba)both

    To serve, care for, and manage the affairs of the Kaaba.

Parallel reading

خادم الكعبة وبيت الأصنام
Servant of the Kaaba and the house of idols.
والجمع السدنة
And the plural is السدنة.
وقد سدن يسدن، بالضم، سدنا وسدانة
And he served, he serves, with damma, سدنا and سدانة.
وكانت السدانة واللواء لبني عبد الدار في الجاهلية فأقرها النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، لهم في الإسلام.
And the guardianship and the banner belonged to Banu Abd al-Dar in the Jahiliyyah, so the Prophet, peace be upon him, confirmed them for them in Islam.
الفرق بين السادن والحاجب أن الحاجب يحجب وإذنه لغيره، والسادن يحجب وإذنه لنفسه.
The difference between the السادن and the chamberlain is that the chamberlain bars entry and his permission is for others, while the السادن bars entry and his permission is for himself.
والسدن والسدانة: الحجابة، سدنه يسدنه.
And السدن and السدانة mean guardianship; he guarded, he guards.
والسدنة: حجاب البيت وقومة الأصنام في الجاهلية، وهو الأصل
And السدنة are the guardians of the House and the keepers of idols in the Jahiliyyah, and it is the origin.
وذكر النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، سدانة الكعبة وسقاية الحاج في الحديث.
And the Prophet, peace be upon him, mentioned the guardianship of the Kaaba and the watering of pilgrims in the hadith.
سدانة الكعبة خدمتها وتولي أمرها وفتح بابها وإغلاقه
The guardianship of the Kaaba means serving it, managing its affairs, and opening and closing its door.
يقال منه: سدنت أسدن سدانة.
It is said from it: I served, I serve, سدانة.
ورجل سادن من قوم سدنة وهم الخدم.
And a man is a سادن from a people of سدنة, and they are the servants.
والسدن: الستر، والجمع أسدان
And السدن means the veil, and the plural is أسدان.
كأنما ناطوا، على الأسدان، ... يانع حماض وأقحوان
As if they hung, upon the veils, ... ripe sorrel and chamomile.
الأسدان والسدون ما جلل به الهودج من الثياب، واحدها سدن.
الأسدان and السدون are what the litter is adorned with from clothes; the singular of each is سدن.
الأسدان لغة في الأسدال، وهي سدول الهوادج.
الأسدان is a dialectal variant for الأسدال, which are the curtains of the litters.
السدين الشحم
السدين is fat.
والسدين الستر.
And السدين is the veil.
وسدن الرجل ثوبه وسدن الستر إذا أرسله.
And a man let down his garment, and a veil was let down if it was sent down.