دنن

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of shortness, stooping, bending, and lowliness, often applied to physical posture, stature, or the shape of objects. It also extends to sounds, particularly indistinct or humming noises, and to certain plants and places.

Derived headwords

الدَّنّnoun

1.
Large jugclassical
A large jug, or one longer than a 'hubb' (a type of vessel), with a flat bottom shaped like the base of an egg. It can also be smaller than a 'hubb' and has a base that requires digging to set it down.

وصلى على دنها وارتسم — And he prayed over its jug and marked it.

الدِّنَانnoun

1.
Two mountainsclassical
Two known mountains, believed to be in Najd.
2.
Jugsclassical
Plural of 'dinn', referring to large jugs.

راشد بن دِنname

1.
Rashid ibn Dinclassical
A Tabi'i (a successor to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad) who narrated from Anas. He was reliable.

الدَّنَنnoun

1.
Stoop in the backboth
A stoop or curvature in the back.
2.
Stooping postureboth
A stooping and lowered posture of the chest and neck, a natural characteristic. It can also refer to the short neck and lowered posture in animals.

ومن أسوء العيوب الدنن في كل ذي أربع — And among the worst defects is the stoop in the back of any quadruped.

أَدْنadjective

1.
Stooped (person)both
A person with a stooped back.
2.
Stooped (animal)both
An animal with short forelegs and a neck close to the ground.

ورجل أدن: أي منحني الظهر — And a man is 'adn: meaning stooped in the back.

دَنَاءadjective

1.
Stooped (feminine)both
Feminine form of 'adn', referring to a stooped posture.

بيت أَدْنnoun

1.
Low-lying houseclassical
A house that is low-lying or stooped.

الدَّنْدَنَةnoun

1.
Humming soundboth
The sound of flies, bees, wasps, and similar insects.
2.
Indistinct speechboth
Low, indistinct speech that is difficult to understand.

كدندنة النحل في الخشرم — Like the humming of bees in the blossoms.

فأما دندنتك ودندنة معاذ فلا نحسنها — As for your humming and Mu'adh's humming, we do not understand it.

الدَّنِينnoun

1.
Indistinct speechclassical
Similar to 'dandana', referring to low, indistinct speech that is difficult to understand.

الدَّنْدَنnoun

1.
Blackened plant matterclassical
What becomes black from plants or trees, specifically the roots of 'salayyan' or withered 'bahma' grass when it turns black and old. It can also refer to the roots of old trees.

كالسيل يغشى أصول الدندن البالي — Like a flood covering the roots of the old 'dandan'.

أَدَنَ الرَّجُلُ بِالمَكَانِ إِدْنَاناًverb

1.
To stay in a placeclassical
To remain or stay in a place, similar to 'abana ibnanan'.

دَنَّ الذُّبَابُverb

1.
To buzzclassical
The sound made by flies.

دَنَّنَverb

1.
To buzzclassical
To make a buzzing sound, like flies.
2.
To hum indistinctlyboth
To speak with a low, indistinct voice that cannot be understood.

دنن مثل طنطن — To buzz like 'tantaana'.

دَنَّنَ فُلانٌverb

1.
To hum indistinctlyboth
To hum or speak in a way that is not understood.

دندن فلان: نغم ولا يفهم منه كلام — So-and-so hummed: he made a sound from which no speech could be understood.

دَنَنٌname

1.
Place nameclassical
A place located between Medina and the direction of Sham (Syria).

الدِّنَّةnoun

1.
Small insectclassical
A small insect, like an ant, named for its shortness.

دَنادِنُ الثِّيابِnoun

1.
Hems of clothesclassical
The lower edges or hems of garments, a variant of a word with a voiced 'dh'.

ظالِم بن دَنِينname

1.
Zalim ibn Daninclassical
A known figure, father of Mawiya, mother of Abdullah, Mujashi', and Sadus, sons of Darim.

دِنْيَةُ القاضيnoun

1.
Judge's capclassical
A judge's cap, likened to a 'dinn' (jug). Originally 'dunainah', a pointed cap worn by judges and dignitaries, not originally Arabic but used in Iraq.

فكيف ألبسه دنية القاضي — How can I dress him in the judge's cap?

أَدْنَنَverb

1.
To move back and forthclassical
To move back and forth repeatedly in one place.

دَنَّنَ حَوْلَ المَاءِverb

1.
To circle aroundboth
To circle or hover around water.

دندن حول الماء: دار وحوم — He circled around the water: he went around and hovered.

بَنُو الدَّنْدَانname

1.
Banu al-Dandanclassical
A clan belonging to the Alawiyyin (descendants of Ali).

الدَّنْدَانِيّname

1.
Al-Dandaniclassical
A nisba (attribution) referring to scholars or individuals associated with the name Dandani.

دَنْدَنَةname

1.
Place nameclassical
A region near Kaskara, close to Wasit.

الدُّنَيْنname

1.
Place nameclassical
A village in the lands of Diyar Bakr.

Parallel reading

وصلى على دنها وارتسم

And he prayed over its jug and marked it.

والجمع الدنان

And the plural is 'al-dinan'.

الدنان: جبلان معروفان

Al-Dinan: two known mountains.

وراشد بن دن: هو ابن معبد، تابعي روى عن أنس

And Rashid ibn Din: he is Ibn Ma'bad, a Tabi'i who narrated from Anas.

والدنن، محركة: انحناء في الظهر

And 'al-danan', with vowels: a stoop in the back.

ودنو وتطامن في الصدر والعنق خلقة

And closeness and stooping in the chest and neck by nature.

وهو أدْن، وهي دَنَاء

And he is 'adn, and she is 'adnaa'.

ومن أسوء العيوب الدنن في كل ذي أربع

And among the worst defects is the stoop in the back of any quadruped.

وهو دنو الصدر من الأرض

And it is the chest being close to the ground.

ورجل أدن: أي منحني الظهر

And a man is 'adn: meaning stooped in the back.

الأدن من الدواب الذي يداه قصيرتان وعنقه قريبة من الأرض

The 'adn among animals is one whose forelegs are short and whose neck is close to the ground.

برح بالصيني طول المنوسير كل راكب أدن معترض مثل اعتراض الطنوقل

The Chinese are afflicted by the length of the reins; every rider is stooped, crossing like the crossing of the reins.

لا دنن فيه ولا إخطاف

There is no stoop in it nor snatching.

الأدن الذي صلبه كالدن

The 'adn is one whose back is like a 'dinn' (jug).

قد خطئت أم خثيم بأدن لابناتيء الجبهة مفسوء القطن

Umm Khuthaym has erred with a stooped one, whose forehead is not prominent and whose cotton-like nose is spread.

الأدن: البعير المائل قدما وفي يديه قصر

The 'adn: a camel that leans forward and has short forelegs.

وبيت أدن: متطامن

And a stooped house: low-lying.

كدندنة النحل في الخشرم

Like the humming of bees in the blossoms.

تدندن مثل دندنة الذباب

It hums like the humming of flies.

فأما دندنتك ودندنة معاذ فلا نحسنها

As for your humming and Mu'adh's humming, we do not understand it.

فقال، عليه السلام: (حولهما ندندن)

So he said, peace be upon him: (Around them we hum).

الدندنة أن يتكلم الرجل بالكلام، تسمع نغمته ولا تفهمه عنه لأن يخفيه

Dandana is when a man speaks words, you hear his voice but do not understand him because he conceals it.

كالدنين، كأمير

Like 'al-danin', like 'amir'.

والدندن، بالكسر

And 'al-dandan', with kasra.

ما اسود من نبات أو شجر

What becomes black from plants or trees.

أصل الصليان وحطام البهمى إذا اسود وقدم

The roots of 'salayyan' and the withered remains of 'bahma' when it turns black and old.

هي أصول الشجر البالي

They are the roots of old trees.

المال يغشى أناسا لا طباخ لهم كالسيل يغشى أصول الدندن البالي

Wealth covers people who have no cooking skills, like a flood covering the roots of the old 'dandan'.

الدندن: الصليان المحيل، تميمية

Al-Dandan: the withered 'salayyan', a Tamimi dialect term.

أدن الرجل بالمكان إدناناً: أقام

A man stayed in a place 'idnanan': he remained.

ودن الذناب ودنن ودندن: صوت

And 'danna al-dhunab', 'danana', and 'dandana': sound.

دن مثل طن

Dann like 'tann'.

ودندن مثل طنطن

And 'dandana' like 'tantaana'.

دندن فلان: نغم ولا يفهم منه كلام

So-and-so hummed: he made a sound from which no speech could be understood.

ودنن، محركة: د، بين المدينة والشام

And 'danan', with vowels: a place, between Medina and Sham.

والدنة، بالكسر: دوبية كالنملة

And 'al-dinna', with kasra: a small creature like an ant.

سميت لقصرها

It was named for its shortness.

ودنادن الثياب: ذلاذلها

And 'danadin' of clothes: their hems.

لغة في الذال المعجمة

A variant in the voiced 'dh'.

وظالم بن دنين، كزبير، م معروف

And Zalim ibn Danin, like Zubayr, a known person.

وهو والد ماوية أم عبد الله ومجاشع وسدوس بني دارم بن مالك بن حنظلة بن زيد مناة بن تميم

And he is the father of Mawiya, mother of Abdullah, Mujashi', and Sadus, sons of Darim ibn Malik ibn Hanzala ibn Zayd Manat ibn Tamim.

ودنية القاضي: قلنسوته شبهت بالدن

And the judge's 'diniyah': his cap, likened to a 'dinn'.

أصلها الدنينة، كسفينة، وهي قلنسوة محددة الأطراف يلبسها القضاة والأكابر

Its origin is 'al-dunainah', like 'safinah', which is a cap with pointed edges worn by judges and dignitaries.

وليست من كلام العرب، هي عراقية

It is not from the speech of the Arabs; it is Iraqi.

واستعمل الحريري الدنية

And Al-Hariri used 'al-diniyah'.

ما كان أبدى فقيها إذ ظفرت به فكيف ألبسه دنية القاضي

He did not show himself to be a scholar when I defeated him; how can I dress him in the judge's cap?

يقال: رجل أدنن ودنان، بكسر فتشديد، ودننة، كعنبة، ودندن: إذا اختلف في مكان واحد مجيئا وذهابا

It is said: a man is 'adnan' and 'dannan', with kasra then shadda, and 'dannana', like 'anaba', and 'dandana': if he goes back and forth in one place.

ودندن حول الماء: دار وحوم

And he circled around the water: he went around and hovered.

وبه فسر الحديث أيضا: قال الأصمعي: يحتمل أن يكون من الصوت ومن الدوران

And with this, the hadith was also interpreted: Al-Asma'i said: It is possible that it is from sound and from circling.

وبنو الدندان: بطن من العلويين

And Banu al-Dandan: a clan from the Alawiyyin.

وأبو صالح الهذيل بن حبيب البغدادي الدنداني عن حمزة الزيات

And Abu Salih Al-Huthayl ibn Habib Al-Baghdadi Al-Dandani from Hamza Al-Zayyat.

وأبو بكر محمد بن سعيد بن بسام الدنداني

And Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Sa'id ibn Bassam Al-Dandani.

ودندنة: ناحية بكسكرة قريبة من واسط

And 'Dandanah': a region in Kaskara, near Wasit.

والدنين، كزبير: قرية بديار بكر

And 'al-Dunayn', like Zubayr: a village in Diyar Bakr.