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الدن

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to large containers, specifically large jars or amphorae. It also extends to concepts of stooping, bending, lowliness, and sounds, particularly buzzing or murmuring.

Derived headwords

الدنnoun
  1. 1.
    large jarclassical

    A large jar, possibly larger than a hubb (a type of vessel) or smaller. It has a base that requires digging to set it down.

الدنانnoun
  1. 1.
    two mountainsclassical

    The dual form referring to two mountains.

دنname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name, specifically referring to Rashid ibn Dann, son of Ma'bad.

الدَّنَنnoun
  1. 1.
    hunchbackclassical

    A curvature or hunch in the back.

  2. 2.
    stoopingclassical

    A stooping posture, particularly in the chest and neck.

أَدْنadjective
  1. 1.
    stoopingclassical

    Describing something that is stooping or low, such as a house.

دَنَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    stoopingclassical

    Feminine form describing something that is stooping or low.

الدَّنْدَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    buzzing soundclassical

    The sound made by flies and wasps.

  2. 2.
    murmuringclassical

    The indistinct sound of speech, like mumbling.

  3. 3.
    blackened vegetationclassical

    That which has become black from plants or trees, or the origin of the plant Salian.

الدَّنِينnoun
  1. 1.
    murmuringclassical

    The indistinct sound of speech, similar to Dandanah.

الدَّنْدَنnoun
  1. 1.
    murmuringclassical

    The indistinct sound of speech, similar to Dandanah.

أَدَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to stayclassical

    To remain or stay in a place.

دَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to buzzclassical

    The sound made by flies.

  2. 2.
    to humclassical

    To make a humming or buzzing sound.

دَنَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to buzzclassical

    To make a buzzing sound, like flies.

  2. 2.
    to humclassical

    To make a humming or buzzing sound.

دَنْدَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to buzzclassical

    To make a buzzing sound, like flies.

  2. 2.
    to humclassical

    To make a humming or buzzing sound.

  3. 3.
    to murmurclassical

    To speak indistinctly or murmur, without clear words.

الدَّنْدَنَةverb
  1. 1.
    to murmurclassical

    To speak indistinctly or murmur, without clear words.

الدَّنَدَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small insectclassical

    A small insect, similar to an ant.

دَنَادِنnoun
  1. 1.
    fringesclassical

    The fringes or tassels of garments.

ظَالِم بن دُنَيْنname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name, referring to Zalim ibn Dunayn, father of Ma'wiyah and grandfather of 'Abd Allah, Mujashi', and Sadus.

دُنْيَة القاضيnoun
  1. 1.
    judge's capclassical

    A judge's cap, likened to a large jar (al-dunn).

Parallel reading

الراقود العظيم، أو أطول من الحب، أو أصغر، له عسعس لا يقعد إلا أن يحفر له.
The great jar, or longer than the hubb, or smaller, it has a base that does not sit except if dug for.
والدنان: جبلان م.
And al-Dinan: two mountains, m.
وراشد بن دن: هو ابن معبد.
And Rashid ibn Dann: he is the son of Ma'bad.
والدنن، محركة: انحناء في الظهر، ودنو، وتطامن في الصدر والعنق، وهو أدن، وهي دناء، ويكون أيضا في الدواب وكل ذي أربع.
And al-danan, harakah: a curvature in the back, and stooping, and lowness in the chest and neck; and he is adan, and she is danaa', and it also occurs in beasts and every quadruped.
وبيت أدن: متطامن.
And a house adan: stooping.
والدندنة: صوت الذباب والزنابير، وهينمة الكلام، كالدنين والدندن، بالكسر، وهي أيضا ما اسود من نبات أو شجر، وأصل الصليان.
And al-dandanah: the sound of flies and wasps, and the murmuring of speech, like al-danin and al-dandan, with kasrah; and it is also what has blackened from plants or trees, and the origin of al-saliyan.
وأدن: أقام.
And adana: he stayed.
ودن الذباب ودنن ودندن: صوت، وطن، و فلان: ms1665 نغم، ولا يفهم منه كلام.
And the flies buzzed, and dannana, and dandanah: a sound, and it settled; and so-and-so: ms1665 hummed, and no speech is understood from him.
ودنن، محركة: د.
And dannana, harakah: d.
والدنة، بالكسر: دويبة كالنملة.
And al-danah, with kasrah: a small creature like an ant.
ودنادن الثياب: ذلاذلها.
And danadin of clothes: their fringes.
وظالم بن دنين، كزبير: م، والد ماوية أم عبد الله ومجاشع وسدوس بني دارم بن مالك بن حنظلة.
And Zalim ibn Dunayn, like Zubayr: m., father of Ma'wiyah, mother of 'Abd Allah, Mujashi', and Sadus, sons of Darim ibn Malik ibn Hanzalah.
ودنية القاضي: قلنسوته، شبهت بالدن.
And the judge's dunyah: his cap, likened to the dunn.