ضنء
Not in Hans Wehr
This word isn't in Hans Wehr — but it's in Lane's Lexicon
ضنء doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 2 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.
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ضَنْءٌ
ضَنْءٌ ذ Children, or offspring; as also ; (S, M, O, K; [and so ضَنْوٌ and ضِنْوٌ, as mentioned in art. ضنو;]) the former accord. to El-Umawee, and both accord. to AA: (S, O:) the former signifies the offspring of anythi…
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ضِنْءٌ
ضِنْءٌ ذ Origin, root, race, or stock; syn. أَصْلٌ: (El-Umawee, S, M, O, K:) and the place in which a thing originates; syn. مَعْدِنٌ. (ElUmawee, S, O, K.) One says, فُلَانٌ فِى ضِنْءِ صِدْقٍ [Such a one is of an excelle…
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