ضن
Root: ضن
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
ضن ḍanna (1st pers. perf. ḍanintu) a and ḍanna (1st pers. perf. ḍanantu) i (ḍann) to keep back (ب s.th.), be sparing or stingy (ب على toward s.o. with), withhold (ب على from s.o. s.th.), (be)grudge (على s.o. ب s.th.) │ ما ضن بمشقة على (bi-mašaqqatin) to shun no effort for the sake of
Entry 2
ضن ḍann: ضنا ب (ḍannan) in order to spare s.th., in due consideration of
Entry 3
ضن ḍanin, lean, emaciated, gaunt, languished, wasted, worn out, enervated; exhausted; consumed with grief, careworn
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