كذن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of soft, porous, and somewhat white stone, often compared to unfired clay or mudbrick. It refers to the material itself and its characteristics of softness and porosity.

Derived headwords

الكِذَانَةnoun

1.
soft stoneclassical
A type of stone that is soft, porous, and resembles unfired clay or mudbrick.

الكِذَانnoun

1.
soft stonesclassical
The plural form of 'kidhana', referring to soft, porous stones, often described as not being hard and having a whitish hue.

كِذَانnoun

1.
soft stone (collective)classical
A collective noun referring to the type of soft, porous stone.

Parallel reading

الكِذَانَة حجارة كأنها المدر فيها رخاوة

Al-kidhana are stones that are like mudbrick, having softness in them.

وربما كانت نَخِرَة

And sometimes they were porous.

وجمعها الكِذَان

And their plural is al-kidhan.

يقال إنها فَعْلَانَة

It is said that they are 'fa'lana' (a pattern).

ويقال فَعَالَة

And it is said 'fa'ala' (a pattern).

الكِذَان الحجارة التي ليست بصلبة

Al-kidhan are stones that are not hard.

وفي حديث بناء البصرة فوجدوا هذا الكِذَان فقالوا ما هذه البصرة

And in the hadith of the building of Basra, they found this al-kidhan and said, 'What is this Basra?'

البصرة حجارة رخوة إلى البياض

Basra (referring to the stone) is soft stone, tending towards white.

وهو فَعَّال

And it is 'fa''aal' (a pattern).

والنون أصلية

And the 'noon' is original.

وقيل: فَعْلَان والنون زائدة

And it is said: 'fa'laan' and the 'noon' is extra.