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الدعن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to palm fronds and their preparation, extending to describe someone of bad character or disposition. It also encompasses a specific geographical location.

Derived headwords

الدَّعْنnoun
  1. 1.
    Palm frondsboth

    Palm fronds that are gathered together, woven with palm fiber, and used as a base for dates.

الدَّعِنadjective
  1. 1.
    Bad characterclassical

    Describing someone of bad character or disposition.

  2. 2.
    Bad nourishmentclassical

    Describing bad nourishment or food.

المُدَّعَنadjective
  1. 1.
    Bad characterclassical

    Similar to الدَّعِن, describing someone of bad character or disposition.

الدَّعِنnoun
  1. 1.
    Rogueclassical

    A rogue or dissolute person.

دَعْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Roguesclassical

    Plural of الدَّعِن, referring to rogues or dissolute people.

الدَّعْنnoun
  1. 1.
    Dissolutenessclassical

    The state of being dissolute or licentious.

وادٍ بين المدينة وينبعname
  1. 1.
    Valley nameclassical

    A valley located between the cities of Medina and Yanbu.

Parallel reading

الدعن: سعف يضم بعضه إلى بعض، ويرمل بالشريط، ويبسط عليه التمر.
The da'n: palm fronds gathered together, woven with fiber, and dates spread upon them.
وككتف: السيئ الخلق والغذاء، كالمدعن، كمكرم.
And like 'katif': bad character and nourishment, like al-mud'an, like mukram.
والدعن، كخدب: الماجن ج: دعنة.
And al-da'n, like 'khadab': the dissolute, plural: da'nah.
وقوله: وكسحابة: المجون.
And his saying: and like 'sahabah': dissoluteness.
وقوله: وما أدعنه.
And his saying: and what he made him dissolute.
وقوله: وكسحاب: واد بين المدينة وينبع.
And his saying: and like 'suhab': a valley between Medina and Yanbu.