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دلهن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry is very brief and appears to be a note referencing another root. It primarily discusses a verb form related to aging and becoming old, noting its similarity to another root.

Derived headwords

أدلهنَّverb
  1. 1.
    to grow oldclassical

    The man grew old and aged.

ادلهماناnoun
  1. 1.
    agingclassical

    The verbal noun for the act of growing old and aging.

ادهمverb
  1. 1.
    to grow darkclassical

    This refers to the meaning of the root 'd-l-h-m' (with m instead of n), which is related to becoming dark or advanced in age.

Parallel reading

أدلهنَّ الرجل ادلهناناً : أهمله الجوهري وصاحب اللسان.
The man grew old (ادلهماناً): Al-Jawhari and the author of Al-Lisan omitted it.
ومعناه: كبر وشاخ
And its meaning is: he grew up and became old.
وهي لغة في ادلهم بالميم.
And it is a variant pronunciation/word for 'ad-hama' (with m instead of n).