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ضنك

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of hardship, difficulty, and constriction. It extends to describe a state of being confined or distressed, and also relates to physical ailments like colds.

Derived headwords

الضَّنْكnoun
  1. 1.
    narrowness, distressboth

    narrowness, distress

الضَّنَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    plump womanclassical

    A woman who is plump, well-fed, or corpulent.

الضَّنَاكnoun
  1. 1.
    coldclassical

    A common illness characterized by symptoms such as a runny nose and sore throat; a head cold.

مَضْنُوكadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted with a coldclassical

    Describing a person who is suffering from a cold or head cold.

Parallel reading

الضنك: الضيق.
Hardship: narrowness/difficulty.
والضناك بالفتح (1) : المرأة المكتنرة.
And al-ḍanāk (with fatḥa) is the plump woman.
والضناك بالضم: الزكام.
And al-ḍanāk (with ḍamma) is a cold.
ورجل مضنوك، أي مزكوم.
And a man maḍnūk, meaning one with a cold.