كدن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to padding, stuffing, or cushioning, often for comfort or support. It also extends to concepts of fleshiness, plumpness, and even a type of dirt or residue used for cleaning.

Derived headwords

الكُدُنnoun

1.
padding in a howdahclassical
Material used by a woman to pad her seat within a howdah (a seat placed on the back of a camel or elephant).

كُدونnoun

1.
padding in a howdah (plural)classical
The plural form of 'kudun', referring to the padding used by women in a howdah.

الكُدُنnoun

1.
leather mortarclassical
An object made of pounded leather, used like a mortar for grinding.

الكَدَنَةnoun

1.
flesh and fatboth
Refers to the flesh and fat of an animal or person, indicating plumpness.

كَدِنadjective

1.
plump, fleshyboth
Describing a person or animal as having abundant flesh and fat.

ورجل كدن وامرأة كدنة — And a man and a woman who are plump and fleshy.

كَدانةnoun

1.
plumpness, fleshinessclassical
The state or quality of being plump and fleshy.
2.
baseness, ignobilityclassical
Used metaphorically to describe a lack of nobility or inherent worth, akin to being of mixed or ignoble origin.

الكُودَنnoun

1.
the packhorseboth
the packhorse
2.
the dullard is likened to itboth
the dullard is likened to it

الكُديونnoun

1.
oil dregs, dirtclassical
Fine dirt or residue from oil, used for cleaning or polishing.

علين بكديون وأبطن كرة * فهن وضاء صافيات الغلائل — They were polished with oil dregs and the inside was dark, so they became bright and clear in their linings.

Parallel reading

ما توطئ به المرأة لنفسها في الهودج من الثياب

What a woman pads herself with in the howdah from clothes.

والجمع كدون

And the plural is kudun.

شئ من جلود يدق فيه كالهاون

Something made of pounded leather, used like a mortar.

والكدنة: الشحم واللحم

And al-kadana: fat and flesh.

يقال للرجل: إنه لحسن الكدنة

It is said of a man: he is good in his fleshiness.

وبعير ذو كدنة

And a camel with much flesh.

ورجل كدن وامرأة كدنة: ذات لحم وشحم

And a man and a woman who are plump and fleshy: possessing flesh and fat.

والكودن: البرذون يوكف

And al-kudun: a mule that is pampered.

ويشبه به البليد يقال: ما أبين الكدانة فيه، أي الهجنة

And the dull-witted is likened to it, it is said: How evident the baseness is in him, meaning the ignobility.

والكديون، مثال الفرجون: دقاق التراب عليه دردي الزيت، تجلى به الدروع

And al-kudiyun, like al-farjun: fine dirt mixed with oil dregs, with which shields are polished.

علين بكديون وأبطن كرة * فهن وضاء صافيات الغلائل

They were polished with oil dregs and the inside was dark, so they became bright and clear in their linings.