ضنن

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of stinginess, parsimony, and withholding something valuable. It extends to notions of exclusivity, special affection, and things that are precious and guarded.

Derived headwords

ضَنِنْتُ بِالشَّيْءِverb

1.
to be stingy withboth
To be miserly or parsimonious with something, refusing to give or spend it.

أَضِنُّ بِهِverb

1.
to be stingy withboth
The imperfect form of the verb, indicating the ongoing action of being stingy or withholding.

ضَنًىnoun

1.
among my brothers, and it is like a special distinctionboth
among my brothers, and it is like a special distinction
2.
a sick manboth
a sick man

ضَنَانَةnoun

1.
with fatḥaboth
with fatḥa

ضَنِينٌadjective

1.
with itboth
with it

ضَنَّverb

1.
he was stingy with the thing, yaḍinnu with fatḥa, ḍinnan with kasra, and ḍanāna with fatḥa: meaning he was stingyboth
he was stingy with the thing, yaḍinnu with fatḥa, ḍinnan with kasra, and ḍanāna with fatḥa: meaning he was stingy
2.
yaḍinnu with kasra, ḍinnan, is a dialectboth
yaḍinnu with kasra, ḍinnan, is a dialect
3.
a sick manboth
a sick man

ضَنُّواverb

1.
they were stingyclassical
The past tense plural form of the verb 'ḍanna', indicating that a group of people were stingy.

ضَنِيٌّadjective

1.
among my brothers, and it is like a special distinctionboth
among my brothers, and it is like a special distinction
2.
a sick manboth
a sick man

مَضَنَّةnoun

1.
with fatḥa on the ḍād and kasra: meaning precious, something one is stingy withboth
with fatḥa on the ḍād and kasra: meaning precious, something one is stingy with

مَضْنَةnoun

1.
with fatḥa on the ḍād and kasra: meaning precious, something one is stingy withboth
with fatḥa on the ḍād and kasra: meaning precious, something one is stingy with

ضِنَّةname

1.
tribe nameclassical
The name of a tribe.

المَضْنُونnoun

1.
precious perfumeclassical
Refers to a type of valuable perfume, likely 'al-ghāliyah'.

Parallel reading

ضننت بالشئ أضن به ضنا وضنانة، إذا بخلت به

I was stingy with the thing, I am stingy with it, with ḍanā and ḍanānah, if I was stingy with it.

فأنا ضنين به

And I am stingy with it.

وضننت بالفتح أضن لغة

And 'ḍanantu' with the fatḥah, 'aḍinnu' is a dialectal variant.

مهلا أعاذل قد جربت من خلقي * أني أجود لأقوام وإن ضننوا

Gently, O blamer, you have tested my character * that I am generous to people even if they are stingy.

وفلان ضني من بين إخواني

And so-and-so is special among my brothers.

وهو شبه الاختصاص

And it is akin to exclusivity or special selection.

إن لله ضنا من خلقه يحييهم في عافية ويميتهم في عافية

Indeed, Allah has a special selection of His creation; He gives them life in well-being and causes them to die in well-being.

وهذا علق مضنة ومضنة، بكسر الضاد وفتحها، أي نفيس مما يضن به

And this is a precious adornment, maḍannah and maḍnah, with kasrah and fatḥah on the ḍād, meaning precious, something that is withheld.

وهمتا بالصبر والمرون

And you intended patience and endurance.