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الغدن

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of softness, gentleness, and ease, often associated with physical comfort, relaxation, and pleasantness. It extends to describe delicate or yielding qualities in both living beings and plants, and can also refer to specific physical attributes or even tribal names.

Derived headwords

الغَدَنُnoun
  1. 1.
    Ease, comfortboth

    A state of well-being, comfort, and pleasantness.

  2. 2.
    Softness, gentlenessboth

    A quality of being soft, tender, or delicate.

  3. 3.
    Sleep, slumberboth

    The state of being asleep or drowsy.

  4. 4.
    Relaxation, languorboth

    A feeling of physical or mental relaxation and ease.

  5. 5.
    Lethargy, sluggishnessboth

    A state of reduced activity or responsiveness.

الغَدْنَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Ease, comfortboth

    Similar to the root noun, referring to a state of comfort and well-being.

  2. 2.
    Softness, gentlenessboth

    A quality of being soft, tender, or delicate.

  3. 3.
    Sleep, slumberboth

    The state of being asleep or drowsy.

  4. 4.
    Relaxation, languorboth

    A feeling of physical or mental relaxation and ease.

  5. 5.
    Lethargy, sluggishnessboth

    A state of reduced activity or responsiveness.

الغُدْنَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Softness, gentlenessboth

    A quality of being soft, tender, or delicate.

المَغْدُودِنُadjective
  1. 1.
    Tender, supple (plant)classical

    Describing a tree or plant that is soft, flexible, and yielding.

  2. 2.
    Tender, delicate (person)classical

    Describing a young person who is soft, delicate, and gentle in appearance or nature.

الغَدَانِيُّadjective
  1. 1.
    Tender, delicate (person)classical

    Describing a young person who is soft, delicate, and gentle in appearance or nature.

تَغَدَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    To sway, to bendclassical

    To move with a gentle, swaying motion, like a supple branch.

  2. 2.
    To be tender, to be gentleclassical

    To exhibit qualities of softness, tenderness, or gentleness.

الغُدْنَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Thick flesh (neck)classical

    A thick piece of flesh found in the dewlap area of an animal or on the neck.

كِتَابٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Rod for hanging clothesclassical

    A stick or rod from which clothes are hung.

غُدَانَةُname
  1. 1.
    Tribal nameclassical

    The name of a tribe or clan.

بَنُو غُدُنْname
  1. 1.
    Tribal nameclassical

    The name of a tribe or clan, referring to the descendants of Ghadan.

الغُدُودَنِيُّadjective
  1. 1.
    Fast, swiftclassical

    Describing someone or something that is quick or rapid in movement.

Parallel reading

الغدن، محركة: النعمة، واللين، كالغدنة، بالضم وكحزقة، والنوم، والنعاس، والاسترخاء، والفترة.
Al-ghadan (vowelized with fatha on the ghayn): ease, softness, like al-ghudnah (with dammah) and (with harakah), sleep, drowsiness, relaxation, and languor.
والمغدودن من الشجر: الناعم المتثني، والشاب الناعم، كالغداني، بالضم.
And al-maghdudun from trees: the soft and bending one, and the soft young man, like al-ghadani (with dammah).
وتغدن: تمايل، وتعطف.
And taghadana: to sway, and to be gentle.
والغدنة، كحزقة: لحمة غليظة في اللهازم.
And al-ghadnah (with harakah): a thick piece of flesh in the dewlaps.
وككتاب: القضيب تعلق عليه الثياب.
And as kitāb: the rod on which clothes are hung.
وغدانة وبنو غدن، بضمهما: حيان.
And Ghadanah and Banu Ghadan, with dammah on both: two tribes.
والغدودني: السريع.
And al-ghududuni: the fast one.