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دنع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of worthlessness, lowliness, and discarded matter. It describes something cast aside as refuse and also a person lacking in value or character.

Derived headwords

الدنعnoun
  1. 1.
    refuseclassical

    That which the butcher discards from a camel.

  2. 2.
    abasementclassical

    Degradation or humiliation.

رجل دنعadjective
  1. 1.
    worthless manclassical

    A man who is weak, incompetent, and possesses no good qualities.

Parallel reading

الدنع: ما يطرحه الجازر من البعير.
Al-dan'u: what the butcher throws away from the camel.
والدنع: الذل.
And al-dan'u: humiliation.
ورجل دنع، أي فسل لا خير فيه.
And a man is dan'un, meaning incompetent and having no good in him.