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Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of shortness, lowness, and baseness. It extends to describe small objects, ignoble qualities, and even the sound of certain objects.

Derived headwords

الدَّنَمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessboth

    A state of being short in stature or length.

  2. 2.
    basenessclassical

    A quality of being ignoble, low, or mean.

  3. 3.
    small grainclassical

    Refers to a small grain, specifically a millet or similar small seed, due to its small size.

الدَّنَامَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessboth

    A state of being short in stature or length.

  2. 2.
    basenessclassical

    A quality of being ignoble, low, or mean.

الدُّنْبَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessboth

    A state of being short in stature or length.

  2. 2.
    basenessclassical

    A quality of being ignoble, low, or mean.

الدُّنَابَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    shortnessboth

    A state of being short in stature or length.

  2. 2.
    basenessclassical

    A quality of being ignoble, low, or mean.

دَنِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be shortboth

    To be short in stature or length.

  2. 2.
    to be baseclassical

    To be ignoble, low, or mean in character.

التَّدْنِيمُnoun
  1. 1.
    basenessclassical

    The quality or state of being ignoble, low, or mean.

  2. 2.
    sound of bow/cymbalclassical

    The sound produced by a bow or a cymbal, similar to a humming or ringing sound.

دَنَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be baseclassical

    To act in a base, ignoble, or mean manner.

  2. 2.
    to make a soundclassical

    To produce a sound, like that of a bowstring or a cymbal.

Parallel reading

الدنمة والدنامة، بكسر دالهما وشد النون: القصيرة
Ad-danamah and ad-danamah, with kasrah on the dal and shaddah on the nun: the short one.
والصواب القصير كما هو نص الصحاح
And the correct form is 'al-qasir' (short) as is stated in As-Sihah.
وكذلك: الدنبة والدنابة
And likewise: ad-dunbah and ad-dunabah.
كأنها غصن ذوى من ينمه
As if she were a branch that has grown short.
تنمى إلى كل دنيء دنمه
She belongs to every base person, her baseness.
والدنمة أيضا: الذرة لصغرها
And ad-danamah also: the millet, due to its smallness.
والتدنيم: النذالة
And at-tadnim: baseness.
وأيضا: صوت القوس والطست كالترنيم بالراء
And also: the sound of the bow and the cymbal, like humming (with raa).