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ضنء

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of abundance, particularly in offspring or wealth. It also extends to the idea of origin, lineage, or inherent nature.

Derived headwords

ضنأتverb
  1. 1.
    to have many offspringclassical

    A woman had numerous children.

تضنأverb
  1. 1.
    to have many offspringclassical

    The verb form indicating a woman having numerous children.

ضنئاnoun
  1. 1.
    I left him sickboth

    I left him sick

ضنوءاnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance of offspringclassical

    The state or condition of having many children.

ضأنئadjective
  1. 1.
    having many offspringclassical

    A woman who has a large number of children.

ضأنئةadjective
  1. 1.
    having many offspringclassical

    A woman who has a large number of children.

أضنأتverb
  1. 1.
    to have many offspringclassical

    The verb form indicating a woman having numerous children.

ضنأverb
  1. 1.
    with kasraboth

    with kasra

أضنأverb
  1. 1.
    to have abundant livestockclassical

    The people had a large number of livestock.

الضنءnoun
  1. 1.
    originclassical

    The source, root, or inherent nature of something or someone.

  2. 2.
    lineageclassical

    The stock or ancestry from which one is descended.

  3. 3.
    metalclassical

    The raw material or ore from which metal is extracted.

الضنءnoun
  1. 1.
    offspringclassical

    Children or descendants.

الضنءnoun
  1. 1.
    offspringclassical

    Children or descendants.

Parallel reading

ضنأت المرأة تضنأ ضنئا وضنوءا: كثر ولدها
A woman had many offspring, she had many offspring, with abundance of offspring.
فهي ضانئ وضانئة.
And she is one who has many offspring.
وأضنأت مثله.
And she had many offspring, similarly.
وضنأ المال: كثر.
And wealth became abundant: it increased.
وأضنأ القوم: كثرت ما شيتهم.
And the people had abundant livestock: their livestock became numerous.
الضنء بالكسر: الأصل والمعدن.
The 'ḍan' (with kasra) means: the origin and the ore/metal.
يقال: فلان في ضنء صدق
It is said: So-and-so is of a noble origin/lineage.
والضنء بالفتح: الولد، مهموزان.
And the 'ḍan' (with fatha) means: the offspring, both are hamzated.
وقال أبو عمرو: الضنء: الولد، يفتح ويكسر.
And Abu Amr said: The 'ḍan' means: the offspring, it is said with fatha and kasra.