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ذقن

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the chin and its associated features. It extends to describe things that resemble or are located near the chin, such as the lower part of the jaw, the throat area, or even specific geographical locations. Figurative uses relate to leaning on something or a specific gait.

Derived headwords

الذَّقَن (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    elderly manclassical

    An elderly man, often implying weariness or concern.

الذَّقَن (بالتحريك)noun
  1. 1.
    chinboth

    The part of the face below the lower lip, where the jawbones meet.

{ويخرون للأذقان سجدا} — And they fall upon their chins, prostrating.
أَذْقَانnoun
  1. 1.
    chinsboth

    The plural form of 'chin'.

الذَّاقِنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    area below chinclassical

    The area beneath the chin, or what the chin touches on the chest.

  2. 2.
    top of throatclassical

    The top of the throat, or its protruding tip.

  3. 3.
    lower abdomenclassical

    The lower part of the abdomen, near the navel.

  4. 4.
    pit of the stomachclassical

    The pit of the stomach, or the upper abdomen near the chin.

بين سحري ونحري وحاقنتي وذاقنتي — between my chest and my chest, and my collarbone and the area below my chin.
الذَّوَاقِنnoun
  1. 1.
    lower abdomenclassical

    The lower part of the abdomen, near the navel.

ذَقَنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike chinboth

    To strike someone on the chin.

  2. 2.
    to pin downclassical

    To pin down or hold something firmly.

وذقنه: قفده، أو ضرب ذقنه — and to strike his chin, or to hit his chin.
ذَقَنَ على يدهverb
  1. 1.
    to lean onboth

    To lean one's chin on one's hand or a stick for support.

فوضع عود الدرة ثم ذقن عليها — So he placed the stick of the whip and then leaned on it.
فذقن بسوطه يستمع — and he leaned on his whip, listening.
تَذَقَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to lean onboth

    To lean one's chin on something, similar to 'ذَقَنَ على'.

ذَقُونadjective
  1. 1.
    drooping chinclassical

    Describing a she-camel that lets its chin hang low while walking.

  2. 2.
    energetic gaitclassical

    Describing a camel with an energetic and lively gait, extending its steps and moving its head.

وناقة ذقون: ترخي ذقنها في السير — and a she-camel that is 'dhaqoon': letting its chin hang in its gait.
ذَقَنَتverb
  1. 1.
    to have a slanted lipclassical

    Describing a bucket whose rim is slanted or uneven.

ودلو ذقون؛ وقد ذقنت، كفرح: إذا خرزتها فجاءت شفتها مائلة — and a 'dhaqoon' bucket; and it became 'dhaqina', if its stitching made its rim slanted.
ذَقُونnoun
  1. 1.
    slanted bucketclassical

    A bucket with a slanted or uneven rim.

  2. 2.
    large, tilted bucketclassical

    A large bucket that is tilted or leaning.

ذِقَانnoun
  1. 1.
    mountainclassical

    A mountain.

ذَاقِنname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically a location in Aleppo.

ذَاقِنَةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name.

ذَاقَنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to botherclassical

    To bother, harass, or trouble someone.

ذاقنه ولاقنه ولاغذه أي لازه وضايقه — he bothered him, harassed him, and troubled him, meaning he clung to him and annoyed him.
الذَّقْنَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    long-chinned womanboth

    A woman with a long chin.

  2. 2.
    ill-proportioned womanclassical

    A woman whose body is ill-proportioned, by analogy.

أَذْقَنadjective
  1. 1.
    long-chinned manboth

    A man with a long chin.

ذُقُنnoun
  1. 1.
    long chinsclassical

    The plural of 'ذَقْنَاء', referring to women with long chins or ill-proportioned bodies.

الذَّقَن (مُحَرَّكة)noun
  1. 1.
    hair on chinclassical

    The hair that grows on the meeting point of the jawbones.

الذَّقَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    chin hairclassical

    Chin hair, considered a colloquial term by some.

الذَّقَنَة (مُشَدَّدة)noun
  1. 1.
    chin hairclassical

    Chin hair, a colloquial term.

ذَقَنِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    slanted lipclassical

    Describing a bucket with a slanted lip.

دلو ذقنى، كجمزى: مائلة الشفة — a 'dhaqni' bucket, like 'jamza': with a slanted lip.

Parallel reading

مثقل إستعان بذقنه؛ يضرب لمن استعان بأذل منه
A burdened one sought help from his chin; used for one who seeks help from someone weaker than himself.
أن (البعير يحمل عليه ثقل) ، أي حمل ثقيل (ولا يقدر ينهض فيعتمد بذقنه على الأرض)
A camel is burdened with a heavy load and cannot rise, so it rests its chin on the ground.
فقال له يعقوب: هذا تصحيف إنما هو استعان بذقنه
And Ya'qub said to him: This is a misspelling, it is 'sought help from his chin'.
بين سحري ونحري وحاقنتي وذاقنتي
between my chest and my chest, and my collarbone and the area below my chin.
لألحقن حواقنك بذواقنك
I will surely make your collarbones meet your lower abdomens.
وذقنه: قفده، أو ضرب ذقنه
And to strike his chin, or to hit his chin.
فوضع عود الدرة ثم ذقن عليها
So he placed the stick of the whip and then leaned on it.
فذقن بسوطه يستمع
and he leaned on his whip, listening.
وناقة ذقون: ترخي ذقنها في السير
And a she-camel that is 'dhaqoon': letting its chin hang in its gait.
تمد خطاها وتحرك رأسها قوة ونشاطا في السير
It extends its steps and moves its head with strength and vigor in its gait.
ودلو ذقون؛ وقد ذقنت، كفرح: إذا خرزتها فجاءت شفتها مائلة
And a 'dhaqoon' bucket; and it became 'dhaqina', if its stitching made its rim slanted.
دلو ذقون: ضخمة مائلة
A 'dhaqoon' bucket: large and tilted.
ذاقنه ولاقنه ولاغذه أي لازه وضايقه
He bothered him, harassed him, and troubled him, meaning he clung to him and annoyed him.
الذقناء: المرأة الطويلة الذقن؛ وهو أذقن: طويلها
The 'dhaqnaa': the woman with a long chin; and he is 'adhqan': his long chin.
كبه السيل لذقنه
The flood overturned it onto its chin.
فكبت الشجر على أذقانها
And the trees were overturned onto their chins.
يكب على الأذقان دوح الكنهبل
It pours over the chins the large trees.