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ضين

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a specific geographical location and a variant term for sheep. The main entry focuses on a large mountain near Sana'a. It also notes variations in the spelling and pronunciation of the word for sheep.

Derived headwords

ضَيْنname
  1. 1.
    mountain near Sana'aclassical

    A great mountain located to the east of Sana'a.

الضَّيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    sheepclassical

    A variant term for sheep (ضأن).

ضينnoun
  1. 1.
    sheepclassical

    A variant term for sheep (ضأن).

Parallel reading

وهو (جبل عظيم بصنعاء) شرقيها.
And it is (a great mountain in Sana'a) to its east.
والضين: لغتان في الضأن
And 'al-Dayn' and 'Dayn' are two linguistic variations for 'al-Da'n' (sheep).
فإما أن يكون شاذا، وإما أن يكون من لفظ آخر.
So it is either irregular, or it is from another word.
قال ابن سيده: وهو الصحيح عندي
Ibn Sidah said: And this is what is correct in my opinion.