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دخن

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns smoke, its production, and its visual characteristics. It extends to describe things that are dark, smoky, or impure in color, and also refers to a type of grain and a substance used for fumigation.

Derived headwords

الدحنnoun
  1. 1.
    wickednessclassical

    Refers to something wicked or corrupt, similar to 'دحل' (pit/trap).

  2. 2.
    fat and shortclassical

    Describes a person who is fat, with a protruding belly and short stature.

الدحونةnoun
  1. 1.
    fat and shortclassical

    Similar to 'الدحن', describing someone who is fat, with a protruding belly and short stature.

دحونة مكردس بلندح إذا يراد شده يكرمح — A short, stout, and fat person, who when pulled, struggles and moves awkwardly.
دحنverb
  1. 1.
    to be fat and shortclassical

    The verb form describing someone who is fat, with a protruding belly and short stature.

وقد دحن يدحن — And he was fat and short.
دخانnoun
  1. 1.
    known (smoke of fire)both

    known (smoke of fire)

دواخنnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of 'dukhan'both

    plural of 'dukhan'

ابنا دخانname
  1. 1.
    Ibn Dukkanclassical

    The names of two tribes or groups: Ghani and Bahila.

الدخنnoun
  1. 1.
    milletboth

    millet

هدنة على دخنphrase
  1. 1.
    truce based on hidden causeclassical

    A truce or peace that is not genuine, based on an underlying reason or grievance rather than true reconciliation.

دخِنadjective
  1. 1.
    it emitted smokeboth

    it emitted smoke

  2. 2.
    when the pot became smokyboth

    when the pot became smoky

دخنverb
  1. 1.
    it emitted smokeboth

    it emitted smoke

  2. 2.
    when the pot became smokyboth

    when the pot became smoky

ودخنَت النار تدخن وتدخّن: ارتفع دخانها — And the fire emitted smoke and was smoky: its smoke rose.
ادخنverb
  1. 1.
    to emit smokeclassical

    Similar to 'دخن', meaning the fire emitted smoke.

وادخنت مثله على افتعلت — And it emitted smoke, similar to this, in the form of 'ifta'alta'.
دخّنverb
  1. 1.
    it emitted smokeboth

    it emitted smoke

  2. 2.
    when the pot became smokyboth

    when the pot became smoky

ودخّنت النار بالكسر، إذا ألقيت عليها حطبا وأفسدتها حتى يهيج لذلك دخان — And the fire smoked (with kasra), if you threw wood on it and spoiled it until smoke was produced.
ودخّن الطبيخ أيضاً، إذا تدخّنت القدر — And the cooking also smoked, if the pot smoked.
مدخّنadjective
  1. 1.
    of smoky characterclassical

    Describes a person with a dark or impure disposition.

ورجل دخن الخلق — And a man of dark disposition.
الدخنةnoun
  1. 1.
    like a powder with which houses are fumigatedboth

    like a powder with which houses are fumigated

أدخنadjective
  1. 1.
    darkclassical

    Describes something that is dark or dusky in color.

ويش أدخن — And dark garments.
دخناءadjective
  1. 1.
    dark-coloredclassical

    Describes an animal, like a sheep, that is dark-colored.

وشاة دخناء بينة الدخن — And a clearly dark-colored sheep.
دخنانةadjective
  1. 1.
    darkclassical

    Describes a night that is dark.

وليلة دخنانة — And a dark night.

Parallel reading

الدحن: الخب الخبيث، مثل الدحل.
Al-Dahn: wicked corruption, like a pit.
والدحن أيضا: السمين المندلق البطن القصير.
And Al-Dahn also: the fat, pot-bellied, short one.
والدحونة مثله.
And Al-Dahuna is like it.
دخان النار معروف، والجمع دواخن، كما قالوا عثان وعواثن، على غير قياس.
Smoke of fire is known, and its plural is Dawakhin, as they said 'athan' and 'awathin', though not by analogy.
وابنا دخان (1) : غنى وباهلة.
And the two sons of Dukhan: Ghani and Bahila.
تباري الزجاج مغاويرها شماطيط في رهج كالدخن
Its strong currents compete like scattered clouds in dust like smoke.
" هدنة على دخن " أي سكون لعلة لا لصلح.
"A truce based on smoke" means a calm due to a cause, not due to peace.
لين حسام لا يليق ضريبة في متنه دخن وأثر أحلس
A smooth blade that does not bear a blow, its surface has a dark hue and the mark of a saddle-cloth.
ودخنت النار تدخن وتدخن: ارتفع دخانها.
And the fire emitted smoke and was smoky: its smoke rose.
وادخنت مثله على افتعلت.
And it emitted smoke, similar to this, in the form of 'ifta'alta'.
ودخنت (2) النار بالكسر، إذا ألقيت عليها حطبا وأفسدتها حتى يهيج لذلك دخان.
And the fire smoked (with kasra), if you threw wood on it and spoiled it until smoke was produced.
ودخن الطبيخ أيضا، إذا تدخنت القدر.
And the cooking also smoked, if the pot smoked.
ورجل دخن الخلق.
And a man of dark disposition.
والدخنة كالذريره تدخن بها البيوت.
And Al-Dakhnah is like the fumigation powder with which houses are smoked.
والدخنة من الالوان كالكدرة في سواد.
And Al-Dakhnah, of the colors, is like a dark hue in blackness.
ويش أدخن، وشاة دخناء بينة الدخن.
And dark garments, and a clearly dark-colored sheep.
وليلة دخنانة.
And a dark night.