ضطن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root describes a specific manner of walking characterized by a heavy, swaying gait, often associated with a large or fleshy physique. It details the action and the person who walks in this way.

Derived headwords

ضَيْطَنَverb

1.
to walk with a swayclassical
To walk with a swaying motion of the shoulders and body, often due to being fleshy or heavy.

ضَيْطَنَةnoun

1.
swaying walkclassical
The act or manner of walking with a swaying motion of the shoulders and body.

ضَيْطَنadjective

1.
swayingclassical
Describing someone who walks with a swaying motion of the shoulders and body, often due to being fleshy.

الضَّيْطَنnoun

1.
swaying walkerclassical
A person who walks with a swaying motion of the shoulders and body, characterized by much flesh.

الضَّيْطَانnoun

1.
swaying walkclassical
A manner of walking where one moves their shoulders and body, often associated with being fleshy.

ضَاطَverb

1.
to swayclassical
To move with a swaying motion, particularly of the shoulders and body while walking.

يَضِيطُverb

1.
he swaysclassical
He moves with a swaying motion, particularly of the shoulders and body while walking.

ضَيْطَانًاnoun

1.
swaying motionclassical
The act of moving the shoulders and body with a swaying motion, especially while walking.

Parallel reading

الضيطن والضيطان الذي يحرك منكبيه وجسده حين يمشي مع كثرة لحم.

The daytan and the daytan is one who moves his shoulders and body when he walks with much flesh.

يقال: ضيطن الرجل ضيطنة وضيطانا إذا مشى تلك المشية

It is said: The man walked daytana with a daytanah and daytanan if he walked that walk.

الضيطان، بتحريك الياء، أن يحرك منكبيه وجسده حين يمشي مع كثرة لحم

Al-Daytan, with the ya' moved, is to move one's shoulders and body when walking with much flesh.

وهذا من ضاط يضيط ضيطانا

And this is from daata yadiitu daytaanan.

والنون من الضيطان نون فعلان كما يقال من هام يهيم هيمانا

And the nun of al-daytan is a nun of faylaan, just as it is said from haama yahiimu hayamaanan.