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ونن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of musical instrument and, secondarily, to weakness or feebleness.

Derived headwords

الونnoun
  1. 1.
    cymbalclassical

    A type of cymbal that is struck with the fingers. It is considered a loanword from foreign languages.

الونجnoun
  1. 1.
    cymbalclassical

    Another term for the cymbal, also considered a loanword from foreign languages.

الونnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessboth

    A state of feebleness or lack of strength.

Parallel reading

الون: الصنج الذي يضرب بالأصابع
Al-wan: The cymbal that is struck with the fingers.
وهو الونج
And it is al-wanaj.
كلاهما دخيل مشتق من كلام العجم
Both of them are loanwords derived from the speech of non-Arabs.
والون: الضعف
And al-wan: weakness.