دهقن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of a Persian landholder, administrator, or wealthy merchant, often of non-Arab origin. It also extends to terms related to being capable, shrewd, and in charge, as well as the act of appointing someone to such a position.

Derived headwords

الدِّهْقَانnoun

1.
Persian landholderclassical
A chief or owner of a village in Persia, especially in Khurasan and Iraq. It is a loanword from Persian.
2.
Administratorclassical
A leader or ruler of a region or territory, particularly in a Persian context.
3.
Merchantclassical
A trader, often implying wealth and capability in managing affairs.
4.
Capable personclassical
Someone who is adept and shrewd in managing affairs and transactions.

دِهْقَانnoun

1.
Persian landholderclassical
A chief or owner of a village in Persia, especially in Khurasan and Iraq. It is a loanword from Persian.
2.
Administratorclassical
A leader or ruler of a region or territory, particularly in a Persian context.
3.
Merchantclassical
A trader, often implying wealth and capability in managing affairs.
4.
Capable personclassical
Someone who is adept and shrewd in managing affairs and transactions.

دَهَاقِنَةnoun

1.
Landholdersclassical
Plural of 'Dehqan', referring to Persian landholders or village chiefs.

دَهَاقِينnoun

1.
Landholdersclassical
Plural of 'Dehqan', referring to Persian landholders or village chiefs.

الدِّهْقَنَةnoun

1.
Position of Dehqanclassical
The office or status of a Dehqan, a Persian landholder or administrator.

تَدَهْقَنَverb

1.
To become a Dehqanclassical
To attain the position or status of a Dehqan, a Persian landholder or administrator.

دَهْقَنَverb

1.
To make someone a Dehqanclassical
To appoint or elevate someone to the position of a Dehqan.

Parallel reading

الدهقان، بالكسر والضم

The Dehqan, with kasra and damma.

القوي على التصرف مع حدة

Strong in managing affairs with shrewdness.

التاجر

The merchant.

زعيم فلاحي العجم

A leader of the Persian farmers.

رئيس الإقليم

The chief of the region.

هو مقدم قرية أو صاحبها بخراسان والعراق، (معرب) عن فارسي

He is the chief or owner of a village in Khurasan and Iraq, a loanword from Persian.

إذا شئت غنتني دهاقين قرية وصناجة تجذو على كل منسم

If you wish, the Dehqans of a village and a musician playing on every hoof will suffice me.

وهي بهاء: وقد تدهقن: صار دهقا نا

And it is a splendor: and he became a Dehqan: he became a Dehqan.

سألت الخليل عن دهقان فقال: إن سميته من التدهقن فهو مصروف.

I asked Al-Khalil about Dehqan and he said: If you derive it from 'tadahaqana', it is declined.

إن جعلت النون أصلية، من قولهم تدهقن الرجل وله دهقنة موضع كذا، صرفته لأنه فعلال

If you make the 'nun' original, from their saying 'the man became a Dehqan' and he has a 'dehqanah' in such a place, you decline it because it is 'fi'alaal'.

وإن جعلته من الدهق لم تصرفه لأنه فعلان

And if you make it from 'al-dahq' you do not decline it because it is 'fi'laan'.

لوى الدهقان: ع بنجد

Lawā al-Dehqān: a mountain pass in Najd.

فظل يغشى لوى الدهقان منصلتا كالفارسي تمشى وهو منتطق

So he kept traversing Lawā al-Dehqān, exposed, like a Persian walking while girded.

وبالبادية رملة تعرف بلوى دهقان

And in the desert is a sandy area known as Lawā Dehqān.

فظل يعلو لوى دهقان معترضا يردي أظلافه خضر من الزهر

So he kept ascending Lawā Dehqān, crossing, kicking his hooves green from the flowers.

ودهقنوه: جعلوه دهقانا

And they made him a Dehqan: they made him a Dehqan.

دهقن بالتاج بالتسوير

He was made a Dehqan with the crown and the girdle.