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الضنن

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns stinginess, miserliness, and holding something dear. It extends to concepts of preciousness, exclusivity, and even specific tribal names and places.

Derived headwords

الضَّنَنnoun
  1. 1.
    braveryclassical

    The word 'al-ḍanan', when vocalized with fatha on the first letter, refers to a brave person.

الضَّنِينadjective
  1. 1.
    stingyboth

    The adjective 'al-ḍanīn' describes someone who is stingy or miserly.

  2. 2.
    dearboth

    It can also refer to something or someone that is cherished or held dear.

يَضِنُّverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyboth

    The verb 'yaḍinnu' (with fatha or kasra on the first letter) means to be stingy or to withhold something.

ضَنَانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stinginessboth

    The noun 'ḍanānah' denotes the quality or state of being stingy or miserly.

ضَنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stinginessclassical

    The noun 'ḍanā' (with kasra) also refers to stinginess or miserliness.

ضَنِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    mineboth

    The adjective 'ḍaniyy' (with kasra) means 'mine' or 'belonging specifically to me'.

ضَنَائِنُ اللهnoun
  1. 1.
    God's chosen onesclassical

    'Ḍanā'in Allāh' refers to God's special or chosen creatures.

مُضَنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    precious thingboth

    A 'muḍannah' (with kasra on the first letter) is a precious item that one is reluctant to part with.

ضِنَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    tribe nameclassical

    'Ḍinnah' (with kasra) is the name of five tribes, including Dannah bin Sa'd, Ibn 'Abd Allah, Ibn al-Haffaf, Ibn al-'As, and Ibn 'Abd Allah in Namir.

المَضْنُونnoun
  1. 1.
    perfumeclassical

    'Al-maḍnūn' refers to a type of perfume, specifically 'al-ghāliyah'.

بَهَاءname
  1. 1.
    name of Zamzamclassical

    'Bahā'' is mentioned as a name for the well of Zamzam.

الضَّنَانname
  1. 1.
    poet's nameclassical

    'Al-Ḍinān' is the name of a poet, son of 'Al-Mannān'.

اضْطَنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyboth

    The verb 'iḍṭanna' means to be stingy or to hoard.

Parallel reading

الضَّنَن، مُحَرَّكَة: الشُّجَاع.
Al-ḍanan, vocalized with fatha, means brave.
والضَّنِين: البَخِيلُ
And al-ḍanīn means the stingy one.
يَضِنُّ، بِالْفَتْحِ وَالْكَسْرِ، ضَنَانَةً وَضَنًا، بِالْكَسْرِ.
He is stingy, with fatha and kasra, (showing) stinginess and ḍanā, with kasra.
وَهُوَ ضَنِيٌّ، بِالْكَسْرِ، أَيْ: خَاصٌّ بِي.
And he is ḍaniyy, with kasra, meaning: specifically mine.
وَضَنَائِنُ اللهِ: خَوَاصُّ خَلْقِهِ.
And ḍanā'in Allāh are His special creatures.
وَهَذَا عَلَقٌ مُضَنَّةٌ، وَتُكْسَرُ الضَّادُ: نَفِيسٌ يُضَنُّ بِهِ.
And this is a precious possession, muḍannah, and the ḍād is vocalized with kasra: a valuable item that is hoarded.
وَضِنَّةٌ، بِالْكَسْرِ: خَمْسُ قَبَائِلَ
And ḍinnah, with kasra: five tribes.
وَالْمَضْنُونُ: الْغَالِيَةُ
And al-maḍnūn is the perfume al-ghāliyah.
وَالضَّنَانُ بْنُ الْمَنَّانِ، كَشَدَّادٍ: شَاعِرٌ.
And al-Ḍinān bin al-Mannān, like shaddād, is a poet.
وَاضْطَنَّ: بَخِلَ.
And iḍṭanna means he was stingy.