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الضنط

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of tightness, constriction, and abundance, particularly in the context of crowds or physical fullness. It also extends to meanings of liveliness, fatness, and arrogance.

Derived headwords

الضَّنْطnoun
  1. 1.
    tightnessboth

    A state of being narrow, constricted, or difficult.

  2. 2.
    having two loversclassical

    Specifically referring to a woman who takes two male friends or lovers.

ضَنُوطadjective
  1. 1.
    livelyboth

    Characterized by activity, energy, and liveliness.

  2. 2.
    fatboth

    Having a significant amount of fat or flesh; plump.

  3. 3.
    arrogantboth

    Displaying an overbearing or haughty attitude.

ضَنِطَverb
  1. 1.
    to be tightboth

    To experience tightness or constriction.

  2. 2.
    to be full of fatboth

    To be plump or well-fed.

انْضَنَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to crowdboth

    To gather in large numbers, causing a throng or congestion.

ضِنْطnoun
  1. 1.
    livelinessboth

    The quality of being active and energetic.

  2. 2.
    fatnessboth

    The state of being fleshy or well-nourished.

  3. 3.
    arroganceboth

    A state of haughtiness or insolence.

كِتابnoun
  1. 1.
    crowdclassical

    A large, dense gathering of people, especially around a resource like a well.

ضِنْطٌ مِنَ اللَّحْمِphrase
  1. 1.
    plump with meatclassical

    Describing something, particularly meat, as being fleshy and well-formed.

Parallel reading

الضَّنْط: الضيق
Al-ḍanṭ: tightness.
وأن تتخذ المرأة صديقين
And for a woman to take two friends.
فهي ضنوط
She is ḍanūṭ (having two lovers).
وبالتحريك: النشاط، والشحم، والصلف
And with the vowelization (harakah): liveliness, fatness, and arrogance.
وككتاب: الزحام الكثير على بئر ونحوها
And like kitāb: a large crowd at a well or similar place.
وقد انضنطوا
And they had crowded together.
وضنط من اللحم، كفرح: اكتنز
And ḍaniṭa from the meat, like fariḥa: it was plump/fleshy.