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د ن ق ع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a rare or possibly erroneous formation, primarily discussed in relation to poverty. The core meaning seems to revolve around a state of destitution or extreme need.

Derived headwords

دَنْقَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be impoverishedclassical

    To become extremely poor or destitute.

دَنْقَعnoun
  1. 1.
    povertyclassical

    A state of extreme poverty or destitution.

Parallel reading

دنقع الرجل: إذا افتقر
The man became impoverished: if he became poor.
هنا ذكره صاحب اللسان
Here the author of Al-Lisan mentioned it.
ولم يذكره الصاغاني في العباب
And Al-Sagani did not mention it in Al-Abab.
وذكره في التكملة في آخر تركيب د ق ع
And he mentioned it in Al-Takmila at the end of the root D-Q-A.
وهو الصواب، فإن النون زائدة
And this is correct, for the 'nun' is extra.