لدن

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root لدن primarily relates to the concept of flexibility or softness, particularly in the context of a spear. It also encompasses notions of delay, lingering, and a specific type of adverbial particle indicating a starting point or limit.

Derived headwords

لَدِنٌadjective

1.
soft, flexibleboth
soft, flexible
2.
plural of 'ladn' (soft, flexible)both
plural of 'ladn' (soft, flexible)
3.
the place which is the limit, and it is an indeclinable adverb like 'ʿinda' (at, with)both
the place which is the limit, and it is an indeclinable adverb like 'ʿinda' (at, with)

رمح لدن — a flexible spear

لَدِنٌadjective

1.
soft, flexibleboth
soft, flexible
2.
plural of 'ladn' (soft, flexible)both
plural of 'ladn' (soft, flexible)
3.
the place which is the limit, and it is an indeclinable adverb like 'ʿinda' (at, with)both
the place which is the limit, and it is an indeclinable adverb like 'ʿinda' (at, with)

ورماح لدن بالضم — and flexible spears (with dammah on the 'lam')

تَلَدَّنَverb

1.
to linger, delayclassical
To remain in a place or situation for an extended period, often implying hesitation or slowness.

التَّلَدُّنُnoun

1.
lingering, delayclassical
The act or state of remaining or delaying.

والتلدن: التمكث — And al-taldun: lingering/remaining

تَلَدَّنَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to hesitate over, dally withclassical
To show reluctance or delay in dealing with someone or something.

إذا تلكأ عليه — if he hesitates over it

لَدُنْparticle

1.
soft, flexibleboth
soft, flexible
2.
plural of 'ladn' (soft, flexible)both
plural of 'ladn' (soft, flexible)
3.
the place which is the limit, and it is an indeclinable adverb like 'ʿinda' (at, with)both
the place which is the limit, and it is an indeclinable adverb like 'ʿinda' (at, with)

من لدنا — from us/our presence

لَدُنْparticle

1.
soft, flexibleboth
soft, flexible
2.
plural of 'ladn' (soft, flexible)both
plural of 'ladn' (soft, flexible)
3.
the place which is the limit, and it is an indeclinable adverb like 'ʿinda' (at, with)both
the place which is the limit, and it is an indeclinable adverb like 'ʿinda' (at, with)

من لد لحييه إلى منخوره — from his jawbones to his nostril

لَدُنْparticle

1.
soft, flexibleboth
soft, flexible
2.
plural of 'ladn' (soft, flexible)both
plural of 'ladn' (soft, flexible)
3.
the place which is the limit, and it is an indeclinable adverb like 'ʿinda' (at, with)both
the place which is the limit, and it is an indeclinable adverb like 'ʿinda' (at, with)

لدن غدوة — from the early morning

لَدَىparticle

1.
a variant of 'ladun'both
a variant of 'ladun'

لَدْparticle

1.
contentious peopleboth
contentious people
2.
he contended with himboth
he contended with him

Parallel reading

رمح لدن

a flexible spear

ورماح لدن بالضم

and flexible spears (with dammah on the 'lam')

والتلدن: التمكث

And al-taldun: lingering/remaining

يقال: تلدن عليه، إذا تلكأ عليه

It is said: taladana 'alayhi, if he hesitates over it.

وهو ظرف غير متمكن بمنزلة عند

It is an uninflected adverbial particle in the position of 'inda (at/with).

وقد أدخلوا عليها (من) وحدها من بين حروف الجر

And they have prefixed 'min' (from) to it alone, among the prepositions.

قال تعالى: (من لدنا)

Allah the Almighty said: (min ladunā - from Us/our presence).

وجاءت مضافة تخفض ما بعدها

And it came in an idafa construction, causing what follows it to be in the genitive case.

وفي لدن ثلاث لغات: لدن، ولدى، ولد

And in 'ladun' there are three pronunciations: ladun, ladā, and lad.

قال الراجز: من لد لحييه إلى منخوره

The rajaz poet said: From his jawbones to his nostril.

وقد حمل حذف النون بعضهم على أن قال: لدن غدوة فنصب غدوة بالتنوين

And some have interpreted the omission of the nun as saying: ladun ghadwah, thus making ghadwah accusative with tanwin.

قال ذو الرمة: لدن غدوة حتى إذا امتدت الضحى

Dhu al-Rummah said: From the early morning until the forenoon had stretched out.

لانه توهم أن هذه النون زائدة تقوم مقام التنوين، فنصب كما تقول ضارب زيدا

Because he imagined that this nun was superfluous and stood in place of tanwin, so he made it accusative as you would say 'ḍāribun zaydan' (Zayd being struck).

ولم يعملوا لدن إلا في غدوة خاصة

And they did not make 'ladun' operative except specifically with 'ghadwah'.