← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

الضون

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of abundance, growth, and perhaps a specific type of animal or substance. It encompasses terms for a calf's stomach lining, a young girl, numerous offspring, and a male cat.

Derived headwords

الضونnoun
  1. 1.
    Rennetboth

    The rennet, which is the lining of a calf's stomach used for curdling milk.

بهاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Young girlclassical

    A young, small girl.

كثرة الولدnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundance of offspringboth

    A large number of children or offspring.

التضونnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundance of offspringclassical

    The state of having many children, similar to 'kathrat al-walad'.

الضانةnoun
  1. 1.
    Leather strapclassical

    A leather strap or thong used to guide or control a camel.

الضيونnoun
  1. 1.
    Male catboth

    A male cat.

ضياونnoun
  1. 1.
    Male catsboth

    The plural form of 'al-dayyun', referring to male cats.

Parallel reading

الإنفحة
The rennet.
وبهاء: الصبية الصغيرة
And 'bahā': the small young girl.
وكثرة الولد
And abundance of offspring.
كالتضون
Like 'al-taḍawwun' (abundance of offspring).
والضانة: البرة يبرى بها البعير
And 'al-ḍānah': the leather strap by which the camel is guided.
والضيون: السنور الذكر
And 'al-ḍayyun': the male cat.
ج: ضياون
Plural: 'ḍiyāwun'.