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ضحن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root primarily refers to a place name, specifically a location called Al-Dahn. The entry notes a potential confusion with a similar-sounding root, 'ضجن' (ḍajin), and mentions a poetic usage related to this place.

Derived headwords

الضَّحْنname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific location or country. It is mentioned in classical poetry.

Parallel reading

الضَّحْن: اسم بلد
Al-Dahn: a place name.
في نسوة من بني دهي مصعدة، ... أو من قنان تؤم السير للضحن
Among women from Banu Dahy, ascending, ... or from Qinan, intending the journey towards Al-Dahn.
وقد تقدم في ترجمة ضجن، بالجيم المعجمة، ما اختلف فيه من ذلك.
And what was differed upon regarding this has preceded in the entry for ḍajin, with the dotted jīm.