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ضدن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to making something easy or good, possibly with a specific regional usage. It also includes a place name derived from the root.

Derived headwords

ضَدَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to make easy, to fixclassical

    To make something easy or to repair and improve it. This usage is noted as a Yamanite dialect.

أَضْدِنُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I make it easy, I fix itclassical

    The first-person singular imperfect form of the verb 'ضَدَنَ', meaning to make something easy or to fix it.

ضَدْنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    making easy, fixingclassical

    The verbal noun (masdar) of the verb 'ضَدَنَ', referring to the act of making something easy or fixing it.

ضَدْنَىname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A proper noun referring to a specific place, mentioned as being on the pattern of 'جمزى'.

Parallel reading

ضَدَنْتُ الشيءَ أَضْدِنُهُ ضَدْنًا: سَهَّلْتُهُ وأَصْلَحْتُهُ
I made the thing easy, I fix it, making easy, fixing: I made it easy and I fixed it.
لغة يمانية
A Yamanite dialect.
وضَدْنَى، على مثال جَمْزَى: مَوْضِعٌ
And 'ضدنى', on the pattern of 'جمزى': a place.