دحن

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a condition of having a large, protruding belly, often associated with shortness. It also extends to refer to specific individuals, places, and a type of person.

Derived headwords

دَحَنَverb

1.
to have a large bellyboth
To have a large, protruding belly, often in conjunction with being short.

دَحِنٌadjective

1.
pot-belliedboth
Describing someone who has a large, protruding belly, often due to shortness.

دُحُونَةٌnoun

1.
pot-bellyboth
A large, protruding belly, characteristic of someone short.

دَحْنَةٌnoun

1.
pot-bellyboth
A large, protruding belly.

دَحْنَةٌname

1.
Dahnahclassical
The name of a poet, referred to as 'the Red'.

دَحْنَةٌnoun

1.
elevated groundclassical
A piece of land that is elevated.

دُحَيْنٌname

1.
Duhaynclassical
A name, specifically referring to Ibn Zubayr, a Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad).

دَحْنَىother

1.
see djnclassical
This lemma is a reference to another root entry, 'djn', indicating a connection or derivation.

خَبٌّnoun

1.
wicked personboth
A wicked, deceitful, or treacherous person.

Parallel reading

عَظُمَ بَطْنُهُ فِي قِصَرٍ

His belly became large in shortness.

فَهُوَ دَحِنٌ

So he is pot-bellied.

وَهُوَ دُحُونَةٌ

And he is a pot-belly.

وَهِيَ دَحْنَةٌ

And she is a pot-belly.

وَهِيَ دَحْنَةٌ بِكَسْرَتَيْنِ

And it is Dahnah with two kasras.

وَالدَّحْنَةُ بِالْفَتْحِ: جَدُّ الْأَحْمَرِ الشَّاعِرِ

And Dahnah, with the fatḥah, is the grandfather of Al-Aḥmar the poet.

وَكَخُدْبَةٍ: الْأَرْضُ الْمُرْتَفِعَةُ

And like Khadbah: the elevated land.

وَكَزُبَيْرٍ: ابْنُ زُبَيْبٍ التَّابِعِيُّ

And like Zubayr: Ibn Zubayb the Tabi'i.

وَكَكُتُفٍ: الْخَبُّ الْخَبِيثُ

And like Kutuf: the wicked, the malicious.