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كردن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a large, single-headed axe. It also extends to terms for the back of the neck or nape, and by extension, a nickname.

Derived headwords

الكُرْدِينnoun
  1. 1.
    large axeboth

    A large axe, characterized by having a single head.

الكُرْدِنnoun
  1. 1.
    large axeboth

    The same as الكردين, referring to a large axe with a single head.

كُرْدِينname
  1. 1.
    nicknameclassical

    A proper name or nickname, specifically mentioned as the appellation of Ma'sam ibn 'Abd al-Malik.

قِرْدَنnoun
  1. 1.
    nape of the neckclassical

    The back of the neck or nape.

كُرْدُنnoun
  1. 1.
    nape of the neckclassical

    The back of the neck or nape.

قُرْدُنnoun
  1. 1.
    nape of the neckclassical

    The back of the neck or nape.

Parallel reading

الكردين الفأس العظيمة، لها رأس واحد، وهو الكردن أيضا
Al-Kurdin is the great axe, it has one head, and it is also Al-Kardan.
وكردين لقب مسمع بن عبد الملك
And Kurdin is the appellation of Ma'sam ibn 'Abd al-Malik.
خذ بقردنه وكردنه وكرده
Take him by his nape, his nape, and his nape.
أي بقفاه
Meaning by his nape.
يقال ضرب كردنه
It is said, 'He struck his nape.'
أي عنقه
Meaning his neck.
وبعضهم يقول ضرب قردنه
And some of them say, 'He struck his nape.'