Root

ض و ن

0 verbs · 1 noun and adjective

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 7 entries
  • ضَوْنَةٌ Form I having numerous offspring
    , (K,) an inf. n. of which the verb is ضَانَ, aor. يَضُونُ, said of a man, (TK,) The having numerous offspring; as also ↓ تَضَوُّنٌ. (K.) [Probably from ضَيْوَنٌ.]
  • تَضَوَّنَ Form V Open entry
    see the preceding paragraph.
  • ضَوْنٌ runnet, or runnet-bag, of a hid, or lamb
    The إِنْفَحَة [i. e. runnet, or runnet-bag, of a hid, or lamb]. (K.)
  • ضَانَةٌ A nose-ring of brass
    A nose-ring of brass (بُرَةٌ M, K, مِنْ صُفْرٍ M) for a camel: (K:) or a [camel's nose-ring such as is termed] خِزَامَة; accord. to Sh: mentioned in the K in art. ضأن; but this is its proper place, for it is without. (TA.)
  • ضَوْنَةٌ A young female child
    A young female child. (K, TA. [In the CK, الظَّبْيَةُ is put for الصَّبِيَّةُ.])
  • ضَيْوَنٌ A he-cat
    , (S, M, K,) of the measure فَيْعَلٌ, not فَعْوَلٌ, because the former is the more common, (IB, TA,) extr. [in respect of rule], preserving its original form, (M,) without إِدْغَام [i. e. not having its و incorporated into the ى so as to become ضَيَّنٌ, as it should by rule,] because it is a primitive noun, (S,) like حَيْوَةُ, which is a proper name of a man, (S, M,) but more extr. because that is allowable in a proper name which is not allowable in another kind of word, (M,) [A he-cat;] i. q. سِنَّوْرٌ [q. v.]; (M:) the male سِنَّوْر: (S, K:) or a certain small beast resembling the سِنَّوْر: (M:) pl. ضَيَاوِنُ, (S, K,) in which the و is unaltered because it is so in the sing.: (S, TA:) Sb says, the dim. is ↓ ضُيَيِّنٌ, like أُسَيِّدٌ [dim. of أَسْوَدُ], but he who says أُسَيْوِدٌ may say ↓ ضُيَيْوِنٌ. (S.)
  • ضُيَيِّنٌ Open entry
    and ضُيَيْوِنٌ: see what next precedes.

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