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ضطن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a specific manner of walking characterized by a heavy, swaying gait, particularly in individuals with a lot of flesh. It is a rare and somewhat obscure term.

Derived headwords

ضَيْطَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk with a swaying gaitclassical

    To walk while moving one's shoulders and body, especially when one is fleshy.

ضَيْطَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    swaying gaitclassical

    The act of walking with a swaying motion of the shoulders and body, characteristic of a fleshy person.

ضَيْطَانnoun
  1. 1.
    swaying gaitclassical

    A manner of walking characterized by moving the shoulders and body, often associated with being fleshy.

ضَيْطَانadjective
  1. 1.
    swayingclassical

    Describing someone who walks with a swaying gait due to their fleshiness.

Parallel reading

وذلك إذا مشى فحرك منكبيه وجسده مع كثرة لحم فهو ضيطن وضيطان
And that is when he walks and moves his shoulders and body with much flesh, so he is ضيطن (swaying) and ضيطان (swaying).
عن أبي زيد: ضيطانا محركة
From Abu Zayd: ضيطانا (swaying gait), with vowels.
الضيطان، بالتحريك، أن يحرك منكبيه وجسده حين يمشي مع كثرة لحم
The ضيطان (swaying gait), with vowels, is to move one's shoulders and body when walking with much flesh.
فهو من ضاط يضيط ضيطانا
So it is from ضاط (to sway) يضيط (he sways) ضيطانا (a swaying gait).
والنون من الضيطان نون فعلان كما يقال من هام يهيم هيمانا فهو هيمان
And the 'nun' in الضيطان is like the 'nun' in فعلان, as it is said from هام (to wander) يهيم (he wanders) هيمانا (wandering) so he is هيمان (wandering).