قدن

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to sufficiency, adequacy, and being content. It is also used to denote a specific place name.

Derived headwords

القَدْنnoun

1.
sufficiency, adequacyclassical
The state or quality of being sufficient or adequate; enoughness.
2.
lineage, nobilityclassical
A noble lineage or high social standing, implying sufficiency in status.

قَدَنِيverb

1.
it sufficed meclassical
This verb form indicates that something was sufficient or enough for the speaker.

قَدِيverb

1.
it sufficed meclassical
A variant form of 'qadani', meaning that something was sufficient or enough for the speaker, with the final 'n' dropped.

قَدْوَنِينname

1.
Qadwaninclassical
A place name, specifically a city located in the lands of the Romans (Byzantine Empire).

أهمله الجوهري

Al-Jawhari neglected it.

وروى ثعلب عن ابن الأعرابي: هو الكفاية والحسب

And Tha'lab narrated from Ibn al-A'rabi: It is sufficiency and nobility.

جعل القدن اسما واحدا من قولهم قدني كذا وكذا أي حسبي

He made al-qadn a single noun from their saying 'qadani such and such,' meaning 'it is enough for me.'

وربما حذفوا النون فقالوا قدي

And sometimes they omit the 'nun' and say 'qadi.'

وكذلك قطني

And likewise 'qutni.'

وقدونين: ع ببلاد الروم

And Qadwanin: a city in the lands of the Romans.