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دهقن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of nobility, leadership, and possibly land ownership or administration, particularly in a Persian context. It also touches upon the idea of being well-established or having a significant presence.

Derived headwords

الدِّهْقَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian nobleman/landownerclassical

    A title of respect for a Persian nobleman, landowner, or village chief, often implying authority and status.

  2. 2.
    Headman/administratorclassical

    A person in charge of a village or estate, responsible for its administration and revenue.

تَدَهْقَنَverb
  1. 1.
    To act like a dehqanclassical

    To behave or assume the status of a dehqan, implying adopting the airs or responsibilities of a nobleman or administrator.

دِهْقَانnoun
  1. 1.
    an arabicized wordboth

    an arabicized word

Parallel reading

الدهقان معرب
The dehqan is an Arabized word.
إن جعلت النون أصلية من قولهم تدهقن الرجل وله دهقنة موضع كذا صرفته، لانه فعلال.
If you make the 'nun' original from their saying 'tadahqana al-rajul' (the man acted like a dehqan) and he has 'dahqanah' (nobility/status) in such-and-such a place, you would conjugate it, because it is on the pattern 'fi'alaal'.
وإن جعلته من الدهق لم تصرفه، لانه فعلان.
And if you make it from 'al-dahq' (which is not further defined but implied as a root or base), you would not conjugate it, because it is on the pattern 'fi'alaan'.