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قدن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sufficiency, adequacy, and being content with what one has. It encompasses concepts of having enough, being satisfied, and possessing wealth or status that provides such sufficiency.

Derived headwords

القَدَنُnoun
  1. 1.
    Sufficiencyboth

    The state of being sufficient or adequate; having enough of something.

  2. 2.
    Wealthclassical

    Possessing ample resources or fortune that leads to sufficiency and contentment.

  3. 3.
    Nobilityclassical

    High social standing or lineage that implies a certain level of sufficiency and respect.

قدنيverb
  1. 1.
    to suffice meboth

    To be enough for me; to satisfy my needs or desires.

قَدِيverb
  1. 1.
    to sufficeclassical

    To be enough; to satisfy.

قَطَنِيverb
  1. 1.
    to sufficeclassical

    To be enough; to satisfy. This is presented as a variant of 'قدني'.

Parallel reading

القَدَنُ الكِفَايَةُ والحَسَبُ
Al-qadan means sufficiency and nobility/lineage.
جَعَلَ القَدَنَ اسْمًا وَاحِدًا
He made al-qadan a single noun.
قَدَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا
So-and-so suffices me.
رُبَّمَا حَذَفُوا النُّونَ فَقَالُوا قَدِي
Perhaps they omit the 'nun' and say 'qadi'.
وَكَذَلِكَ قَطَنِي
And likewise, 'qatani'.