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ضجن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes geographical locations, specifically mountains and valleys, often in the vicinity of Mecca. It also refers to a specific mountain known by this name.

Derived headwords

الضَّجْنnoun
  1. 1.
    mountainclassical

    A known mountain.

ضَجْنnoun
  1. 1.
    valleyclassical

    A valley located a night's journey from Mecca, with its lower part belonging to the Kinanah tribe.

ضَجْنَانname
  1. 1.
    mountain near Meccaclassical

    A mountain near Mecca.

  2. 2.
    mountain in the desertclassical

    Another mountain located in the desert.

ضَجْنَانname
  1. 1.
    place between Mecca and Medinaclassical

    A place or mountain situated between Mecca and Medina.

Parallel reading

وطال السنام على جبلة كخلقاء من هضبات الضجن
And the hump was long on a mound like a sandy hill from the hills of Ad-Dajnan.
في نسوة من بني دهي مصعدة أو من قنان تؤم السير للضجن
Among women from Banu Dahi, ascending or from Qanan, intending the journey to Ad-Dajnan.
ضجن واد على ليلة من مكة أسفله لكنانة
Dajnan is a valley a night's journey from Mecca, its lower part belonging to Kinanah.
وضجنان، كسكران: جبل قرب مكة وجبل آخر بالبادية
And Dajnan, like 'sakran': a mountain near Mecca and another mountain in the desert.
يقال له ضجنان
It is called Dajnan.
أنه أقبل حتى إذا كان بضجنان، قال: هو موضع أو جبل بين مكة والمدينة
That he came until he was at Dajnan, and said: It is a place or a mountain between Mecca and Medina.
بعد ما ذكر ضجن وأنه واد بين قرى أسفله لكنانة، وأظنه الذي يسمى ضجنان
After mentioning Dajnan and that it is a valley between villages, its lower part belonging to Kinanah, and I think it is the one called Dajnan.
بينه وبين مكة خمسة وعشرون ميلا
Between it and Mecca are twenty-five miles.