ذنن

Root entry · 24 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of flowing or dripping, particularly bodily fluids like mucus or menstrual blood. It extends to meanings of weakness, lingering, and persistence, often in a negative or diminished sense. It also covers specific terms for parts of garments and the act of persistent entreaty.

Derived headwords

الذَّنِينnoun

1.
thin mucusboth
Thin mucus, or mucus in general, according to Al-Lihyani.
2.
nasal dischargeboth
Thin discharge that flows from the nose.
3.
semen dischargeclassical
What flows from a man's penis due to excessive lust; also applies to a stallion or a donkey.

الذَّنَانnoun

1.
nasal dischargeboth
Similar to 'al-dhanīn', referring to nasal discharge.
2.
mucusclassical
General term for mucus, according to Al-Lihyani.

ذَنَنَverb

1.
to flow (mucus)both
Mucus flowed from the nose.

يَذِنُverb

1.
to flow (mucus)both
Mucus flowed.

ذَنِيناًnoun

1.
flowing (mucus)both
The flowing of mucus.

وَذَنَverb

1.
to flow (mucus)both
Mucus flowed.

يَذِنُverb

1.
to flow (mucus)both
Mucus flowed.

وَذَّنَverb

1.
to flow (mucus)both
Mucus flowed.

تُذَنِّينverb

1.
to flow (mucus)both
Mucus flowed.

الأُذُنnoun

1.
one whose nostrils dripboth
A male whose nostrils drip.

الذَّنَاءnoun

1.
female with dripping nostrilsboth
A female whose nostrils drip.
2.
woman with ceaseless mensesclassical
A woman whose menstrual period does not stop, used metaphorically.

الذَّنَانَىnoun

1.
camel mucusboth
A type of mucus that falls from the noses of camels.

الذَّنَانَةnoun

1.
needboth
A need or requirement.
2.
remnantboth
A weak remnant of something perishing.
3.
remainder of a debtclassical
The remainder of a count or debt.

يَذِنُverb

1.
to be weak and perishingboth
To be weak, perishing from old age or illness.
2.
to walk weaklyclassical
To walk with a weak gait.

ذَنَادِن الثوبnoun

1.
lower parts of a garmentboth
The lower parts or hem of a garment.

ذَنَذَنnoun

1.
lower part of a garmentboth
The lower part or hem of a garment.

يُذَانُّهُverb

1.
to ask persistentlyboth
To ask someone for a need or request.

يَذِنُّverb

1.
to persist in a needboth
To repeatedly engage in a matter or need with gentleness and patience until successful.

الذَّنِينnoun

1.
discharge from the penisclassical
What flows from a man's penis due to excessive lust.

الذَّنَانَةnoun

1.
remainder of a count or debtclassical
The remainder of a count or debt.

الذُّنَيْنَاءnoun

1.
scraps from foodclassical
What comes out of food and is discarded.

قُرْحَةٌ ذَنَاءadjective

1.
non-healing ulcerclassical
An ulcer that does not stop bleeding or festering.

ذَنَّ البَرْدُverb

1.
cold intensifiedclassical
The cold intensified.

الذَّنَنnoun

1.
dirt and dregsclassical
Dirt and the sediment or dregs of something.

Parallel reading

الذنين، كأمير وغراب: رقيق المخاط

Al-dhanīn, like amīr and ghurāb: thin mucus.

أو المخاط ما كان، عن اللحياني؛ (أو ما سال من الأنف رقيقا)، عنه أيضا.

Or mucus whatever it is, from Al-Lihyani; or what flows thinly from the nose, also from him.

وفي الصحاح: الذنين: مخاط يسيل من الأنف؛

And in Al-Sihah: Al-dhanīn: mucus that flows from the nose;

والذنان، بالضم: مثله، (أو عام فيهما)، عن اللحياني أيضا

And al-dhanān, with dammah: similar, or general for both, also from Al-Lihyani.

ذنن، كفرح)، يذن ذننا: سال ذنينه.

Dhanana, like fariha, yadhan dhunanan: his mucus flowed.

وذن المخاط (يذن ذنينا وذننا): سال؛

And the mucus flowed (yadhan dhuninan wa dhananan): it flowed;

وذنن تذنينا مثله؛ عن ابن الأعرابي.

And wadhdhana tudhnīnan, similar; from Ibn Al-A'rabi.

والأذن: من يسيل منخراه، والذناء للأنثى.

And al-udhun: one whose nostrils drip, and al-dhanā' for the female.

والذناء: التي لا ينقطع حيضها)، على التشبيه؛

And al-dhanā': she whose menstrual period does not stop, metaphorically;

ومننه قول المرأة للحجاج تشفع له في ابنها من الغزو: (إنني أنا الذناء أو الضهياء).

And from it is the saying of a woman to Al-Hajjaj interceding for her son from the raid: 'Indeed, I am al-dhanā' or al-ḍahya'.

والذنانى)، بالضم، مقصورا: شبه مخاط يقع من أنوف الإبل).

And al-dhanānī, with dammah, shortened: a type of mucus that falls from the noses of camels.

وقال كراع: إنما هو الذنانى. وقال قوم لا يوثق بهم: إنه الزناني، والذال (لغة في الزاي، أو الصواب بالذال.

And Kara' said: it is only al-dhanānī. And unreliable people said: it is al-zanānī, and the dhāl (is a variant of zāy, or the correct is with dhāl).

والذنانة، كثمامة: الحاجة.

And al-dhanānah, like thamāmah: the need.

وأيضا: (بقية الشيء الضعيف) الهالك يذنها شيئا بعد شيء؛ كما في الصحاح.

And also: (the remnant of the weak thing) that is perishing, it lingers on it bit by bit; as in Al-Sihah.

والذنابة بالباء: بقية الشيء الصحيح.

And al-dhanābah with bā': the remnant of the sound thing.

و) من المجاز: (إنه ليذن: أي ضعيف هالك هرما أو مرضا) ؛ كما في الصحاح.

And from figurative speech: 'He is yadhan: meaning weak and perishing from old age or illness'; as in Al-Sihah.

أو يذن: (يمشي مشية ضعيفة) ؛ وأنشد الأصمعي لابن أحمر:

Or yadhan: (walks a weak walk); and Al-Asma'i recited for Ibn Ahmar:

وإن الموت أدنى من خيال ودون العيش تهوادا ذنينا أي لم يرفق بنفسه.

And death is closer than a phantom, and before living, he walked weakly, meaning he did not spare himself.

وذناذن الثوب): أسافله، مثل (ذلاذله) ؛ وقيل: نونها بدل من لامها، الواحد ذنذن وذلذل؛ عن أبي عمر و.

And dhanādhina of the garment: its lower parts, like dhilādhilih; and it was said: its nūn is a substitute for its lām, singular dhanadhan and dhilidhil; from Abu Amr.

وهو يذانه على حاجة يطلبها منه؛ (أي) يطلب و (يسأله إياها) ؛ كما في الصحاح.

And he is yudhānuhu for a need he asks of him; meaning he asks and requests it from him; as in Al-Sihah.

و) من المجاز: (ما زال يذن في تلك الحاجة حتى أنجحها، أي يتردد فيها بتؤدة ورفق؛ كما في الأساس.

And from figurative speech: 'He kept yadhan in that need until he succeeded, meaning he persisted in it with deliberation and gentleness'; as in Al-Asas.

الذنين: ما سال من ذكر الرجل لفرط الشهوة؛ ذكره ابن السيد في الفرق؛ وكذلك الفحل والحمار؛ قال الشماخ يصف عيرا وأتنه:

Al-dhanīn: what flows from a man's penis due to excessive lust; Ibn Al-Sīdd mentioned it in Al-Farq; and likewise a stallion and a donkey; Al-Shammākh said describing a wild ass and its mate:

توائل من مصك أنصبتهحوالب أسهريه بالذنين

It escapes from your grasp when you tire it, with veins flowing with discharge.

والحوالب: عروق يسيل منها المني، والأسهران: عرقان يجري فيهما ماء الفحل.

And Al-Hawālib: veins from which semen flows, and Al-As'harān: two veins in which the stallion's fluid runs.

وتوائل: أي تنجو. وأورده الجوهري مستشهدا به على الذنين المخاط يسيل من الأنف.

And Tuwā'il: meaning escapes. And Al-Jawharī cited it as evidence for al-dhanīn meaning mucus flowing from the nose.

والذنانة، كثمامة: بقية العدة أو الدين.

And al-dhanānah, like thamāmah: the remainder of a count or debt.

والذنيناء، بالضم ممدودا: ما يخرج من الطعام فيرمى به؛ عن أبي حنيفة.

And al-dhunaynā', with dammah and extended: what comes out of food and is thrown away; from Abu Hanifa.

وقرحة ذناء: لا ترقأ.

And a dhnā' ulcer: does not stop bleeding.

وذن البرد ذنينا: إذا اشتد.

And the cold intensified dhuninan: when it became severe.

والذنن، محركة: القذر والثفل، نقله السهيلي ومن أمثالهم: أنفك منك وإن كان أذن.

And al-dhanan, harakah: dirt and dregs, narrated by Al-Suhayli, and from their proverbs: 'Your nose is from you, even if it is dhnan (dirty/weak)'.