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خضن

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of making something yield or submit, whether it's a camel, a person, or an abstract concept like honor. It extends to actions of manipulation, control, and even playful or flirtatious interaction.

Derived headwords

خَضَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to make yieldboth

    To make a camel carry a load or to make it submit to being ridden.

  2. 2.
    to biteclassical

    To bite a part of the body.

  3. 3.
    to tameboth

    To tame or subdue animals, making them docile.

  4. 4.
    to divertclassical

    To divert or turn away something, such as honor or a concept.

  5. 5.
    to flirtclassical

    To engage in flirtatious conversation.

  6. 6.
    to throwclassical

    To throw or cast something, like a gift or favor.

  7. 7.
    to subdueclassical

    To make someone or something humble or submissive.

خَضْنًاnoun
  1. 1.
    submissionboth

    The act of making something yield or submit, particularly a camel.

  2. 2.
    bitingclassical

    The act of biting a part of the body.

  3. 3.
    tamingboth

    The act of taming or subduing animals.

  4. 4.
    diversionclassical

    The act of diverting or turning away.

  5. 5.
    flirtationclassical

    The act of engaging in flirtatious talk.

  6. 6.
    castingclassical

    The act of casting or throwing away gifts or favors.

  7. 7.
    subduingclassical

    The act of making something humble or submissive.

المِخْضَنnoun
  1. 1.
    tamerclassical

    One who makes animals weak, docile, and submissive.

المُخَاضِنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flirtationclassical

    Engaging in flirtatious conversation or banter.

  2. 2.
    foul talkclassical

    Throwing indecent or vulgar speech at someone.

خَضَنْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to divertclassical

    I diverted or turned away.

خَضَنْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to tameboth

    I tamed him/it.

  2. 2.
    to subdueclassical

    I subdued him/it.

خَضَنْتُهُمَاverb
  1. 1.
    to make yieldboth

    He made his camel yield (to carry a load).

خَضَنْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to biteclassical

    He bit a part of its body.

خَضَنْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to flirtclassical

    They flirted.

خَضَنْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to throwclassical

    He cast away the gift and favor.

خَضَنْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to subdueclassical

    He subdued it.

الخِضَانnoun
  1. 1.
    flirtationclassical

    Flirtatious conversation.

Parallel reading

خَضَنَ ناقتهَ: حَمَلَ عليها.
He made his camel yield: he loaded it.
وخَضَنَها: عَضَّ من بدنها.
And he bit it: he bit a part of its body.
والمِخْضَنُ: من يهزل الدواب ويذللها.
And the tamer: one who makes animals weak and subdues them.
وقد خَضَنَهُ خَضْنًا، إذا ذَلَّلَهُ.
And he subdued him/it, if he made him/it docile.
تعتز أعناق الصعاب اللحنمن الأوابي بالرياض المخضن
The necks of the stubborn difficulties are proud among the obedient in the tamed meadows.
ما خَضَنْتُ عنه المروءة إلى غيره، أي ما صرفت.
I did not divert honor from him to another, meaning I did not turn it away.
والمخاضنة: المغازلة.
And Al-Mukhadanah: flirtation.
هو الترَامي بقول الفحش.
It is throwing indecent speech at each other.
وألقت إلي القول منهن زولة تخاضن أو ترنو لقول المخاضن
And a woman threw words at me from them, flirting or looking towards flirtatious talk.
وبيضاء مثل الريم لو شئت قد صبتإلي وفيها للمخاضن ملعب
And a white one like a gazelle, if you wished, she would have come to me, and in her is a playground for flirtation.
خَضَنَ الهدية والمعروف: صرفهما؛ مثل خَبَنَها.
He cast away the gift and favor: he diverted them; like he withheld them.
خَضَنَهُ: كَفَّهُ، مثل خَبَنَهُ.
He restrained him: he held him back, like he withheld him.
خَضَنَهُ: أذله.
He subdued him: he humbled him.
الخِضَان: المغازلة.
Al-Khidan: flirtation.