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العثن

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of something growing or extending, particularly in the context of plants, hair, or smoke. It also encompasses notions of corruption, disturbance, and the initial stages of phenomena like wind or rain.

Derived headwords

العَثَنnoun
  1. 1.
    type of palm frondclassical

    A type of palm frond that is grazed by livestock when fresh.

  2. 2.
    shepherdclassical

    One who tends to, manages, and guides livestock.

  3. 3.
    woolclassical

    Wool, particularly the finer parts.

العُثْنnoun
  1. 1.
    small idolclassical

    A small idol.

  2. 2.
    smokeboth

    Smoke.

العُثَانnoun
  1. 1.
    smokeboth

    Smoke.

العَوَاثِنnoun
  1. 1.
    lionsclassical

    Lions with abundant hair.

المِعْثَنadjective
  1. 1.
    spoiled foodclassical

    Food that has become spoiled due to mixing with smoke.

عُثِنَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to smokeboth

    The fire produced smoke.

عَثَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to smokeboth

    The fire produced smoke.

  2. 2.
    to ascendclassical

    To ascend or climb in the mountains.

عَثَنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    smokingboth

    The act of producing smoke.

  2. 2.
    ascendingclassical

    The act of ascending.

عُثُونًاnoun
  1. 1.
    smokingboth

    The act of producing smoke.

  2. 2.
    ascendingclassical

    The act of ascending.

عَثِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be fragrantclassical

    The garment became fragrant.

التَّعْثِينnoun
  1. 1.
    mixingclassical

    The act of mixing or confusing things.

  2. 2.
    inciting corruptionclassical

    The act of stirring up trouble or corruption.

  3. 3.
    perfuming a garmentclassical

    The act of perfuming a garment with incense.

  4. 4.
    dustclassical

    Dust.

العَثِينnoun
  1. 1.
    dustclassical

    Dust.

العُثْمَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    water sourceclassical

    A water source belonging to the tribe of Judhaymah.

العَثْنُونnoun
  1. 1.
    beardboth

    The beard, or the part of it extending below the jaw.

  2. 2.
    length of beardclassical

    The length of the beard.

  3. 3.
    long hairsclassical

    Long hairs under a camel's chin.

  4. 4.
    beginning of wind/rainclassical

    The beginning of wind or rain.

  5. 5.
    rainy seasonclassical

    The season of rain, or rain as long as it is between the sky and the earth.

العَثَانِينnoun
  1. 1.
    beardsboth

    Plural of العثنون, referring to beards.

  2. 2.
    beginnings of wind/rainclassical

    The beginnings of wind or rain.

  3. 3.
    rainy seasonsclassical

    The rainy seasons.

المُعَظَّمُ العَثْنُونadjective
  1. 1.
    large-beardedclassical

    Describing someone with a large or prominent beard.

Parallel reading

العَثَن، بالكسر: ضرب من الخوصة ترعاه المال رطبا، ومصلح المال، وسائسه، والعهن
Al-'athan, with kasra: a type of palm frond that livestock graze on when fresh, and a tender of livestock, its manager, and its shepherd, and wool.
والعُثْن، وبالتحريك: الصنم الصغير ج: أعثان، والدخان، كالعثان، كغراب، واحد: العواثن
And al-'uthn, with haraka: the small idol, pl. a'thaan, and smoke, like al-'uthaan, like ghuraab, singular: al-'awaathin.
وككتف: الفاسد من الطعام لدخان خالطه، كالمعثون
And like kutuf: the spoiled food due to smoke mixing with it, like al-ma'thoon.
وعثنت النار عثنا وعثانا وعثونا، بضمهما: دخنت، كعثنت
And the fire smoked 'athnan and 'athanaan and 'uthuunan, with both of them being damma: it smoked, like 'uthinat.
و في الجبل: صعد
And in the mountain: ascended.
وعثن الثوب، كفرح: عبق
And the garment became fragrant, like fariha: it became fragrant.
والتعثين: التخليط، وإثارة الفساد، وتبخير الثوب بالبخور، وكغراب: الغبار، وع
And al-ta'theen: mixing, inciting corruption, and perfuming a garment with incense, and like ghuraab: dust, and...
وكثمامة: ماء لجذيمة
And like thamaamah: water belonging to Judhaymah.
والعثنون: اللحية، أو ما فضل منها بعد العارضين، أو ما نبت على الذقن وتحته سفلا، أو هو طولها، وشعيرات طوال ms1691 تحت حنك البعير
And al-'uthnoon: the beard, or what remains of it after the two sides, or what grows on the chin and below it downwards, or it is its length, and long hairs under the camel's jaw.
و من الريح والمطر: أولهما، أو عام المطر، أو المطر ما دام بين السماء والأرض ج: عثانين
And of the wind and rain: their beginning, or the general rain, or the rain as long as it is between the sky and the earth, pl: 'athaneen.
والعواثن، بالضم: الأسد الكثير الشعر
And al-'awaathin, with damma: the lion with abundant hair.
وكمعظم: الضخم العثنون
And like mu'dham: the large-bearded.