دهن

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of oil, fat, or grease, and by extension, things that are coated or smeared with it. It also extends to meanings related to softness, gentleness, and even flattery or deception, often metaphorically linked to the smooth or yielding nature of oily substances.

Derived headwords

دُهِنَverb

1.
to be smearedboth
The passive form of the verb, indicating something has been coated or covered with oil or fat.

دَهَنَverb

1.
to smear, to anointboth
To apply oil, fat, or grease to something.
2.
to beatclassical
To strike someone with a stick or similar object.

دهنته بالعصا — He beat him with a stick.

أَدْهَنَverb

1.
also on the pattern of افتعل. when he anointed himself with oilboth
also on the pattern of افتعل. when he anointed himself with oil
2.
meaning, he cheatedboth
meaning, he cheated

تَدَهَّنَverb

1.
when he anointed himself with oilboth
when he anointed himself with oil

اِتَّدَهَنَverb

1.
to anoint oneselfclassical
An alternative form for applying oil or ointment to oneself.

مُدَهَّنadjective

1.
oil bottleboth
oil bottle
2.
a hollow in the mountain where water collectsboth
a hollow in the mountain where water collects

مُدْهِنnoun

1.
oil bottleboth
oil bottle
2.
a hollow in the mountain where water collectsboth
a hollow in the mountain where water collects

مُدَاهَنَةnoun

1.
like flattery/hypocrisyboth
like flattery/hypocrisy

إِدْهَانnoun

1.
like mudahanahboth
like mudahanah

دِهَانnoun

1.
red leatherclassical
A type of red-dyed leather, often used for its smooth and lustrous appearance.
2.
oil, ointmentboth
Substances like oil or fat used for smearing or anointing.
3.
weak rainclassical
A light or gentle rain that barely moistens the ground.
4.
oil collectionboth
A collective term for oils or ointments.

فكانت وردة كالدهان — and it became like red leather (or, like something smeared with oil).

كأن وردا من دهان يمرع — as if red ones (flowers) are abundant from the red leather (or, from being smeared).

دُهْنnoun

1.
oil, fatboth
The basic substance of oil or fat.
2.
gentle rainclassical
A light rain, used in singular form with a ضمّ (dammah).

مَدْهَنnoun

1.
oil bottleboth
oil bottle
2.
a hollow in the mountain where water collectsboth
a hollow in the mountain where water collects

نشـف المدهن ويبس الجعثن — The water pool dried up and the rocky ground became parched.

مَدَاهِنnoun

1.
plural of mudhanboth
plural of mudhan

دَهْنَاءname

1.
a place in the land of Tamimboth
a place in the land of Tamim

دَهْنَاوِيّadjective

1.
from al-Dahnaclassical
An adjective referring to someone or something originating from the place named al-Dahna.

دَهِينadjective

1.
low in milkclassical
Describing a female camel that produces little milk.

ودرّك درّ جاذبة دهين — and your milk is the milk of a low-producing (camel).

دِهَانَةnoun

1.
anointingclassical
The act or process of anointing or smearing with oil.

Parallel reading

الدهن معروف.

Oil/fat is known.

والدهان: الاديم الأحمر

And al-dihān: the red leather.

فكانت وردة كالدهان

And it became like red leather (or, like something smeared with oil).

كأن وردا من دهان يمرع

As if red ones (flowers) are abundant from the red leather (or, from being smeared).

يقول: كأن لونه يعلى بالدهن لصفائه.

He means: as if its color is enhanced by oil/fat due to its purity.

وأجرد من فحول الخيل طرف كأن على شواكله دهانا

And a swift, strong horse, as if its flanks are smeared with oil.

وكل مدماة كميت كأنها سليم دهان في طراف مطنب

And every dark red camel, as if it is a snake of smeared (leather) in its stretched hide.

والدهان أيضا: جمع دهن.

And al-dihān is also: a plural of duhn (oil/fat).

يقال دهنته بالدهان أدهنه.

It is said: I smeared it with the ointment, I smear it.

وتدهن هو وادهن أيضا، على افتعل، إذا تطلى بالدهن.

And he anoints himself, and also 'adhn', in the pattern 'ifta'ala', when he applies oil.

ودهنته بالعصا: ضربته بها.

And I beat him with the stick: I struck him with it.

والدهان أيضا: المطر الضعيف، واحدها دهن بالضم.

And al-dihān is also: the weak rain, its singular is duhn (with dammah).

ودهن المطر الأرض، إذا بلها بلا يسيرا.

And the rain moistened the earth, if it barely wet it.

يقال: دهنها ولي، وهي مدهونة.

It is said: it was barely wet by it, and it is barely wet.

وقوم مدهنون: عليهم آثار النعم.

And people mudhannūn (with shaddah on the ha): upon them are the signs of blessings.

والمدهن بالضم لا غير: قارورة الدهن، وهو أحد ما جاء على مفعل مما يستعمل من الادوات.

And al-mudhann (with dammah only): the oil flask, and it is one of the forms that came on the pattern 'maf'al' from the tools that are used.

تمدهن الرجل، إذا أخذ مدهنا.

He took an oil flask, if he took an oil flask.

نشـف المدهن ويبس الجعثن.

The water pool dried up and the rocky ground became parched.

يقلب قيدودا كأن سراتها صفا مدهن قد زلقته الزحالف

He turns over rocks, as if their tops are like the surface of a water pool smoothed by sliding rocks.

والمداهنة كالمصانعة.

And al-mudāhanah is like al-muṣānaʿah (conciliation/flattery).

والإدهان مثله

And al-idhān is similar to it.

ودوا لو تدهن فيدهنون

They would love that you (O Muhammad) be pliant, so they would be pliant.

وقال قوم: داهنت بمعنى واريت، وأدهنت بمعنى غششت.

And some said: dāhanatū means I concealed, and adhanatū means I deceived.

وناقة دهين: قليلة اللبن.

And a dhiīn camel: low in milk.

لسانك مبرد لا عيب فيه ودرّك درّ جاذبة دهين

Your tongue is a file with no fault, and your milk is the milk of a low-producing (camel).

وقد دهنت الناقة تدهن دهانة، عن أبى زيد.

And the she-camel produced little milk, she produces little milk, a production of little milk, according to Abu Zayd.

والدهناء: موضع ببلاد تميم، يمد ويقصر

And al-Dahnā': a place in the lands of Tamim, it can be pronounced long or short.

وينسب إليه دهناوى

And from it is attributed Dahnaawi.

والدهناء: بنت مسحل، أحد بنى مالك ابن سعد بن زيد مناة بن تميم، وهى امرأة العجاج وكان قد عنن عنها فقال فيها:

And al-Dahnā': is the daughter of Musahhil, one of the Banu Malik ibn Sa'd ibn Zayd Manat ibn Tamim, and she is the wife of al-ʿAjāj, and he had abstained from her, so he said about her: