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دغن
Root entry · 6 derived lemmasThis root appears to relate to concepts of darkness, obscurity, and potentially a place name. It also includes personal names and a term for a foolish person or a foolish woman.
Derived headwords
دجنverb
- 1.to be darkboth
To become dark, especially referring to the sky or weather.
الدجنةnoun
- 1.darknessboth
Darkness, gloom, or obscurity, often used to describe the sky or weather conditions.
دغانينname
- 1.Daghaninclassical
A place name, specifically referring to hills in the land of Amr ibn Kilab.
دوغانname
- 1.Dawghanclassical
A place name, specifically a small town or settlement ('aynah) at the head of a spring.
جهينةname
- 1.Juhaynahclassical
A proper name used to refer to a foolish person, or specifically a foolish woman.
الداغونيانname
- 1.Al-Daghuwuniyanclassical
A nisba (attribution) indicating someone from a place or lineage associated with the root, here referring to a traditionist.
Parallel reading
دغن يومنا: دجن.
Our day became dark: it was overcast.
وكحزقة: الدجنة، وأم ربيعة بن رفيع الذي أجار أبا بكر، رضي الله تعالى عنه، أو هي ككلمة، أو كحزمة، والصحيح الأول، والمحدثون يلحنون.
And like 'hazqah': Al-Dajnah, and the mother of Rabi'ah ibn Rafi' who granted asylum to Abu Bakr, may God Almighty be pleased with him, or it is like a word, or like a bundle. The first is correct, and the modern speakers make errors.
ودغانين: هضبات ببلاد عمرو بن كلاب.
And Daghanin: hills in the land of Amr ibn Kilab.
ودوغان: ة برأس عين.
And Dawghan: a settlement at the head of a spring.
وكجهينة: علم للأحمق، أو اسم حمقاء م.
And like Juhaynah: a designation for a foolish person, or the name of a foolish woman.
وعبد الله بن محمد شيخ أبي الهيثم، وإبراهيم بن أحمد الداغونيان: محدثان.
And Abdullah ibn Muhammad, the teacher of Abu al-Haytham, and Ibrahim ibn Ahmad Al-Daghuwuniyan: were traditionists.