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الدهدن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of falsehood, emptiness, and the general populace or creation. It is presented as a variant of another root and encompasses terms for what is baseless or untrue, as well as a collective term for people.

Derived headwords

اَلْدَّهْدَنُnoun
  1. 1.
    falsehoodclassical

    That which is untrue, baseless, or deceitful.

  2. 2.
    peopleclassical

    A collective term referring to humankind or the general populace.

  3. 3.
    creationclassical

    The entirety of created beings or the universe.

اَلْدَّهْدَرُnoun
  1. 1.
    falsehoodclassical

    A term synonymous with falsehood or untruth.

Parallel reading

اَلْدَّهْدَنُ، كَأُرْدُنٍّ: اَلْبَاطِلُ، لُغَةٌ فِي اَلْدَّهْدَرِ.
Al-dahdan, like Urdunn: falsehood, a variant pronunciation for al-dahdar.
وَكَجَعْفَرٍ: اَلنَّاسُ، وَاَلْخَلْقُ.
And like Ja'far: the people, and the creation.