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دنح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of humility, submission, and lowering one's head. It also has a specific, though possibly non-Arabic, association with a Christian festival.

Derived headwords

دَنَحَ، يَدْنَحُ، دُنُوحًاverb
  1. 1.
    to be humbleboth

    To exhibit humility or submissiveness.

  2. 2.
    to lower one's headboth

    To bow or lower one's head, often as a sign of humility or submission.

دُنُوحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    humilityboth

    The state or quality of being humble or submissive.

كدَنَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to be humbleboth

    To be in a state of humility or submission, with emphasis on the intensity or state.

الدَّنَحُnoun
  1. 1.
    Christian festivalclassical

    A festival or holiday celebrated by Christians. Its Arabic origin is questioned.

Parallel reading

دَنَحَ، كَمَنَعَ، دُنُوحًا
He was humble, as in 'man'a', with the masdar 'dunuhan'.
بالضم: (ذل)
With the dammah: (he was humble).
عن ابن الأعرابي، (كدَنَحَ)، مشددا
According to Ibn al-A'rabi, (he was humble), with a shadda.
وَدَنَحَ الرَّجُلُ: طَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ
And the man was humble: he lowered his head.
الدَّنَحُ، بالكسر
The 'danah', with a kasrah,
لا أَحْسَبُهَا عَرَبِيَّةً صَحِيحَةً
I do not consider it to be a correct Arabic word.
عِيدٌ لِلنَّصَارَى
A festival for Christians.
وَتَكَلَّمَتْ بِهِ الْعَرَبُ
And the Arabs spoke it.