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ددن

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to amusement, play, and lightheartedness. It also extends to concepts of habit, custom, and routine. Additionally, it encompasses meanings related to ineffective or dull objects, particularly swords.

Derived headwords

الدَّدَنُnoun
  1. 1.
    Amusement, playclassical

    Refers to lighthearted activity, amusement, and play.

دَدَنَverb
  1. 1.
    To play, amuse oneselfclassical

    To engage in play or amusement.

دَدَدٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Amusement, playclassical

    A variant form referring to amusement and play.

دَدَاnoun
  1. 1.
    Amusement, playclassical

    Another variant form for amusement and play.

الدَّدُّnoun
  1. 1.
    Amusement, playclassical

    Considered a shortened form of 'dadan', referring to amusement and play.

الدَّيْدُnoun
  1. 1.
    Amusement, playclassical

    A variant form related to amusement and play.

الدَّيْدَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    Amusement, playclassical

    A variant form referring to amusement and play.

  2. 2.
    Habit, customboth

    Refers to a regular practice, habit, or custom.

الدَّيْدَبُnoun
  1. 1.
    Amusement, playclassical

    Refers to amusement or play.

  2. 2.
    Vanity, falsehoodclassical

    Can refer to vanity or falsehood.

الدَّيْدَبُونnoun
  1. 1.
    Amusement, playclassical

    Refers to amusement or play.

  2. 2.
    Vanity, falsehoodclassical

    Can refer to vanity or falsehood.

الدَّيْدَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    One with no strengthclassical

    Describes someone lacking strength or effectiveness.

  2. 2.
    Dull swordclassical

    Refers to a sword that is dull and does not cut effectively.

  3. 3.
    Cutting swordclassical

    Refers to a sword that is sharp and cuts effectively.

الدَّيْدَنُnoun
  1. 1.
    Habit, customboth

    Refers to a regular practice, habit, or custom.

الدَّيْدَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    Habit, customboth

    Refers to a regular practice, habit, or custom.

الدَّيْدَدَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    Habit, customboth

    Refers to a regular practice, habit, or custom.

الدَّيْدُونُnoun
  1. 1.
    Amusement, playclassical

    Refers to amusement or play.

  2. 2.
    Habit, customboth

    Refers to a regular practice, habit, or custom.

Parallel reading

أيها القلب تعلل بددن إن همي في سماع وأذن
O heart, amuse yourself with play, for my concern is in listening and hearing.
ما أنا من دد ولا الدد مني
I am not from Dadd, nor is Dadd from me.
ما أنا من ددا ولا ددا مني
I am not from Dadda, nor is Dadda from me.
أي ما أنا من أهل دد ولا الدد من أشغالي
Meaning, I am not from the people of Dadd, nor is Dadd among my concerns.
واستطرقت ظعنهم لما احزأل بهم مع الضحى ناشط من داعبات ددو
And I followed their camels when they moved off in the morning, eager from playful companions.
ويروى: من داعب ددد؛ يجعله نعتا للداعب ويكسعه بدال أخرى ليتم النعت.
And it is narrated: from a playful one; he makes it an adjective for the playful one and adds another 'dal' to complete the adjective.
والددان، كسحاب: من لا غناء عنده
And 'daddan', like 'sahab': one who has no strength or effectiveness.
وكنت ددانا لا يغيرك الصقل
And you were a dull sword that polishing would not change.
والديدن والديدان والديددان: العادة والدأب
And 'al-didan', 'al-didan', and 'al-diddadan': the habit and the routine.
ولا تزال عندهم حفانة ديدانهم ذاك وذا!
And you will always find among them their habit, this and that!
ديدانه وأورده الجوهري أيضا.
His habits, and Al-Jawhari also mentioned it.
والديدبون: اللهو.
And 'al-didbun': amusement.
وقيل: الباطل، وقد ذكر (في الباء) في ديدب، (ووهم الجوهري في ذكره هنا).
And it is said: falsehood, and it was mentioned (in the letter Ba') under 'didab', (and Al-Jawhari was mistaken in mentioning it here).
الديدون: اللهو: وأيضا العادة.
'Al-didun': amusement: and also habit.
والديدن، بالكسر: لغة في الفتح بمعنى العادة
And 'al-didin', with kasra: a variant pronunciation for the fatha form, meaning habit.