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الدونك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something that is low, inferior, or perhaps a type of animal, specifically a ram. It also relates to the concept of being surpassed or falling behind.

Derived headwords

الدونكnoun
  1. 1.
    Inferiorityboth

    A state or quality of being low, base, or inferior.

  2. 2.
    Low groundclassical

    A low-lying area or place.

الدونكينnoun
  1. 1.
    Two inferior thingsclassical

    The dual form of 'الدونك', referring to two low or inferior things.

الدوانكnoun
  1. 1.
    Low placesclassical

    Plural of 'الدونك', referring to low-lying areas or places.

الدندكnoun
  1. 1.
    Fat ramclassical

    A ram whose flesh is heavy and moves with a shaking motion due to its fatness.

Parallel reading

يكادان بين الدونكين وألوة ... وذات القتاد السمر ينسلخان أي: ينسلخان من جلودهما.
They are almost between the two low places and a plain... and the owner of the dark thorny trees, they shed their skins, meaning: they shed their skins.
أقول وقد جاوزن أعلام ذي دم ... وذي وجمى أو دونهن الدوانك
I say, and they have passed the landmarks of a place with blood... and a place of silence, or below them are the low places.
تيس إذا مشى ترجرج لحمه سمنا.
A ram, when it walks, its flesh shakes with fatness.