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عقن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of gold, possibly derived from a verb meaning 'to be yellow' or 'to shine'. The primary derived term discussed is 'al-'uyan', referring to gold.

Derived headwords

العُقْيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    goldclassical

    Refers to the precious metal gold.

عَقَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be yellowclassical

    A potential meaning for the root, possibly related to the color of gold.

عَقِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be yellowclassical

    A potential meaning for the root, possibly related to the color of gold.

عَقَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to shineclassical

    A potential meaning for the root, possibly related to the luster of gold.

عَقِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to shineclassical

    A potential meaning for the root, possibly related to the luster of gold.

Parallel reading

أما عقن فإني لم أسمع من مشتقاته شيئا مستعملا
As for 'aqn, I have not heard anything in use from its derivatives.
إلا أن يكون العقيان فعيالا منه
Except that 'al-'uyan' might be a 'fi'aal' from it.
وهو الذهب
And it is gold.
ويجوز أن يكون فعلانا من عقى يعقي
And it is permissible that it is a 'fa'laan' from 'aqaa yu'aqee'.
وهو مذكور في بابه
And it is mentioned in its chapter.