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خدن

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of close friendship and companionship, particularly between individuals. It extends to the idea of secret or intimate friendships, and by extension, can refer to a close confidant or intimate friend.

Derived headwords

الْخِدْنnoun
  1. 1.
    friendboth

    friend

الْخَدِينnoun
  1. 1.
    friendboth

    friend

خَادَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to befriend intimatelyboth

    To take someone as a close and intimate friend.

خادنت الرجل — I took the man as a close friend.
مُتَّخِذَاتparticiple
  1. 1.
    taking as intimate friendsclassical

    Women who take to themselves intimate friends, often implying secrecy or illicit relationships.

أَخْدَانnoun
  1. 1.
    intimate friendsboth

    Plural of 'khidn', referring to close, intimate friends.

خِدْنَةadjective
  1. 1.
    very friendlyclassical

    A woman who is very friendly or takes many intimate friends.

Parallel reading

الخدن والخدين: الصديق.
The khidn and the khidin: the friend.
يقال: خادنت الرجل.
It is said: I took the man as a close friend.
ومننه خدن الجارية.
And from it is the intimate friend of the young woman.
ولا متخدات أخدان
And not taking intimate friends (for themselves)
ورجل خدنة: يخادن الناس كثيرا.
And a man khidnah: he takes many people as intimate friends.