ضنء

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to abundance, particularly of offspring or livestock. It also extends to concepts of origin, lineage, and in some derived forms, to hiding, going away, or feelings of shyness and apprehension.

Derived headwords

ضنأتverb

1.
to have many childrenboth
Used for a woman to have a large number of offspring.
2.
to give birthboth
The act of a woman giving birth.

تضنأverb

1.
to give birthboth
The act of a woman giving birth.

أضنأتverb

1.
to have many childrenboth
Used for a woman to have a large number of offspring.

ضانىءadjective

1.
having many offspringclassical
Describes a woman or female animal that has abundant offspring.

ضانئةadjective

1.
having many offspringclassical
Describes a woman or female animal that has abundant offspring.

ضنأverb

1.
to be abundantboth
Used for wealth or livestock to be plentiful.

ضنأverb

1.
to go awayboth
To depart or move away into the land.
2.
to hideboth
To conceal oneself or be hidden.

ضنوءاnoun

1.
abundanceboth
The state of being abundant, particularly referring to offspring or livestock.
2.
going awayboth
The act of departing or moving away.
3.
hidingboth
The act of concealing oneself.

الضنءnoun

1.
abundance of offspringboth
The plentifulness of one's progeny.
2.
offspringboth
The progeny or descendants of a person or animal.

الضنءnoun

1.
originboth
The root, source, or lineage of a person or thing.
2.
foundationclassical
The base or underlying principle.

ضنوءnoun

1.
offspringboth
The progeny or descendants of a person or animal.

ضنأةnoun

1.
shynessclassical
A feeling of bashfulness, apprehension, or withdrawal.
2.
prideclassical
A sense of self-respect or dignity that leads to aloofness.

ضناءةnoun

1.
shynessclassical
A feeling of bashfulness, apprehension, or withdrawal.
2.
prideclassical
A sense of self-respect or dignity that leads to aloofness.

اضطنأverb

1.
to be shyclassical
To feel bashful, apprehensive, or withdrawn.
2.
to shrink backclassical
To recoil or draw back due to shyness or apprehension.

يضطنيverb

1.
to be shyclassical
To feel bashful, apprehensive, or withdrawn.
2.
to shrink backclassical
To recoil or draw back due to shyness or apprehension.

أضنئواverb

1.
to have abundant livestockboth
Used for a group of people whose livestock has become plentiful.

Parallel reading

ضنأت المرأة كسمع وجمع ضنأ وضوءا كقعود: كثر أولادها

A woman, according to the verb patterns of 'sami'a' and 'jami'a', said 'ḍani'a' and 'ḍanu'an' like 'qu'ud', meaning her children became numerous.

وفي نسخة ولدها

And in another version, 'her child'.

كأضنأت رباعيا، وقيل ضنأت تضنأ إذا ولدت

As in the quadriliteral form 'aḍna'at', and it is said 'ḍani'at' and 'taḍna'a' if she gave birth.

ضنأ المال إذا كثر، فإنه روي بالفتح والكسر

And 'ḍani'a' the wealth if it became abundant, as it is narrated with both fatḥa and kasra.

وهي أي الأنثى ضانىء وضانئة، عن الكسائي: امرأة ضانئة وماشية، معناهما أن يكثر ولدهما

And she, meaning the female, is 'ḍani'a' and 'ḍani'a'. According to Al-Kisa'i: a woman 'ḍani'a' and a herd 'ḍani'a', their meaning is that their offspring are abundant.

والضنء بالفتح: كثرة النسل

And 'al-ḍin'u' with fatḥa means abundance of offspring.

وضنء كل شيء: نسله

And 'ḍin'u' of everything means its progeny.

الضنء بالفتح: الولد، ويكسر قال أبو عمرو: تفتح ضاده وتكسر لا واحد له إنما هو كنفرو رهط

'Al-ḍin'u' with fatḥa means offspring, and with kasra. Abu Amr said: its ḍād is pronounced with fatḥa and kasra, it has no singular, it is like 'nafar' and 'raht'.

الضنء بالكسر: الأصل والمعدن

'Al-ḍin'u' with kasra means the origin and the source.

أم محمد ولأنت ضنء نجيبة من قومها والفحل فحل معرق

O Muhammad, and you are a noble offspring from your people, and the stallion is a pedigreed stallion.

فلان في ضنء صدق وضنء سوء

So-and-so is of a true lineage and of a bad lineage.

وجدتك في الضنء من ضئضيء أحل الأكابر منه الصغارا

I found you in the lineage from a noble origin, which made the elders superior to the young.

ضنأ في الأرض ضنأ وضنوءا: ذهب واختبأ

'Ḍani'a' in the land, 'ḍani'a' and 'ḍanu'an', means to go away and to hide.

قعد مقعد ضناءة ومد وضنأة بضمهما أي مقعد ضرورة ومعناه الأنفة

He sat in a seat of 'ḍanā'a' (with madd) and 'ḍana'a' (with both damma), meaning a seat of necessity, and its meaning is pride/aloofness.

اضطنأ له ومنه إذا استحيا وانقبض

'Iḍṭana'a' for him and from him means if he felt shy and contracted.

إذا ذكرت مسعاة والده اضطنا ولا يضطني من شتم أهل الفضائل

When the endeavors of his father are mentioned, he shrinks back and does not shy away from the insults of virtuous people.

وما يضطنا من فعل أهل الفضائل

And what makes him shy away from the actions of virtuous people.

وأضنئوا: كثرت ماشيتهم

And 'aḍna'ū' means their livestock became abundant.