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Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of illness, sickness, and suffering. It describes a state of prolonged or recurring sickness, the act of being afflicted by illness, and the experience of hardship or suffering.

Derived headwords

ضَنِيٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    childclassical

    A child, offspring. This is a less common usage.

ضَنِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be sickboth

    To be afflicted with a lingering or recurrent illness, one that relapses whenever recovery is hoped for.

ضَنِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    sicklyboth

    Suffering from a lingering or recurrent illness.

ضِنٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    sicklyboth

    Suffering from a lingering or recurrent illness. Similar to ضنيّ.

أَضْنَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to afflict (with illness)both

    The illness afflicted him, causing him to suffer greatly.

مُضَانَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    sufferingboth

    The experience of hardship, suffering, or affliction.

أَبُو ضَنِيname
  1. 1.
    Abu Dhaniclassical

    A kunya (patronymic) referring to Sa'id ibn Dhani, a hadith narrator.

ضَنِيname
  1. 1.
    Dhaniclassical

    A given name, as in Sa'id ibn Dhani.

Parallel reading

ضَنِيٌّ، ويكسر: الولد.
Dhaniyyun, and with damma: the child.
ضَنِيَ، كَرَضِيَ، ضَنِيَ فَهُوَ ضَنِيٌّ وَضِنٌّ، كَحَرِيٍّ وَحُرٌّ: مَرِضَ مَرَضًا مُخَامِرًا، كُلَّمَا ظُنَّ بِرُؤْهِ، نَكَسَ.
Dhaniya, like radhiya, became sick with a lingering illness; whenever recovery was hoped for, it relapsed.
وَأَضْنَاهُ المَرَضُ.
And the illness afflicted him.
وَالمُضَانَاةُ: المُعَانَاةُ.
And al-mudhanah: the suffering.
وَأَبُو ضَنِي: سَعِيدُ بْنُ ضَنِي، كَسَمِيٍّ، مُحَدِّثٌ.
And Abu Dhani: Sa'id ibn Dhani, like sumi, a hadith narrator.