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Form 1ذَقَنَهُ3 senses · 2 main
muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarذَقْنٌ ذَقَنٌ

Core sense — he struck his chin; he leaned his chin on his hand or staffgenerated

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He struck his ذَقَن [or chin]; or he struck him on the back of his neck, or on his head at the part next the back of the neck, with the inside of his hand; same as قَفَدَهُ.

[In the CK, wrongly, فَقَدَهُ.]

And he struck him, or beat him, with a staff, or stick.

1.1.1he put his ذَقَن [or chin] on his hand, or on his staff, and leaned on it—ذَقَنَ عَلَى يَدِهِ

Also على عَصَاهُ.

[he leaned his chin upon his whip]—ذَقَنَ بِسَوْطِهِ

Also ذَقَّنَ.

1.2the bucket became such as is called ذَقُونٌ or ذَقْنَآءُ—ذَقِنَتِ الدَّلْوُ

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, (JK, S, A, K,) aor. ذَقُنَ , (JK,) inf. n. ذَقْنٌ , (TK,) He struck his ذَقَن [or chin]: (JK, S, A, K:) or he struck him on the back of his neck, or on his head at the part next the back of the neck, with the inside of his hand; syn. قَفَدَهُ . (K, TA. [In the CK, erroneously, فَقَدَهُ .]) And He struck him, or beat him, with a staff, or stick. (JK.) ذَقَنَ عَلَى يَدِهِ , (K,) or على عَصَاهُ , (JK, K,) He put his ذَقَن [or chin] upon his hand, or upon his staff, or stick, (JK, K, TA,) and leaned [upon it]: (TA:) and ذَقَنَ بِسَوْطِهِ [He leaned his chin upon his whip]: (TA:) as also ذَقَّنَ . (K.) ذَقِنَتِ الدَّلْوُ , (JK, S, K,) aor. ذَقَنَ , (JK, K,) inf. n. ذَقَنٌ , (JK,) The bucket was, or became, such as is termed ذَقُونٌ (S, K) or ذَقْنَآءُ . (JK.)
Form 2ذَقَّنَ1 sense

Core sense — he leaned his chin upon his hand or staffgenerated

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See the preceding entry.

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see the preceding paragraph.
Form 3ذاقنهُ1 sense

Core sense — he straitened himgenerated

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He straitened him.

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He straitened him. (K.)
Form 4اذقن1 sense

Core sense — he helped in lifting a thinggenerated

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Golius, on the authority of the KL, says this means he brought help in lifting a thing; but the word explained in the KL as meaning this is the maṣdar of ازقن, not of اذقن.

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is said by Golius, as on the authority of the KL, to signify Opem tulit in tollenda re: but the word explained in the KL as signifying the doing this is the inf. n. of ازقن , not of اذقن .]

Derived nouns 7

Nounذِقْنٌ1 sense

Core sense — a decrepit, extremely aged mangenerated

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A decrepit, old and weak, or extremely aged, man.

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A decrepit, old and weak, or extremely aged, man. (K.)
Nounذَقَنٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — the chin; the hair that grows on the chingenerated

1figurative · مجاز[an overburdened camel sought to help himself to rise by means of his chin]—مُثْقَلٌ ٱسْتَعَانَ بِذَقَنِهِ

[The chin;] the place where the لَحْيَانٌ [here meaning the two lateral portions of the lower jaw] join, at their lower part. It is of a man [and of a beast].

Also pronounced with kesr to the ذ [i.e. ذِقَنٌ]. Of the masculine gender only. Plural of paucity أَذْقَانٌ; plural of multitude ذُقُونٌ.

[they fell down prostrate, with their chins to the ground]—خِرُّوا لِأَذْقَانِهِمْ
[a wind blew violently, so that the trees fell, or bent down to the ground]—عَصَفَتْ رِيحٌ فَخَرَّتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِلْأَذْقَانِ

A proverb, applied to a low, base, or mean, and weak man who seeks to help himself by means of another man like himself; or to one who seeks help from someone who has no power of defending, and from one lower, baser, and weaker than himself; or to one who seeks help from someone less than himself. It comes from the fact that a camel laden with a heavy load, and unable to rise, bears with his chin on the ground.

[See the Kur 17. 108 and 109.]

Mentioned in art. خر.

[the wind blew, and overturned, or bent down, the trees]—هَبّتِ الرِّيحُ فَكَبَّتِ الشَّجَرَ عَلَى أَذْقَانِهَا
the torrent overturned it, said of a stone—كَبَّهُ السَّيْلُ لِذَقَنِهِ

on this sense The hair that grows upon the chin: used in this sense by the common people; Esh-Shiháb El-Khafajee, in the “Shifá el-Ghaleel,” says it is post-classical.

on this sense Z says, in the “Rabeea el-Abrár,” that it means the beard in the language of the Nabathæans.

Qur’ān 17:106 approximate — somewhere between 17:80 and 17:110 Lane cites “Kur xvii. 108”
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The hair that grows upon the chin: used in this sense by the common people; Esh-Shiháb El-Khafajee, in the “Shifá el-Ghaleel,” says it is post-classical.

Z says, in the “Rabeea el-Abrár,” that it means the beard in the language of the Nabathæans.

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[The chin;] the place where the لَحْيَانٌ [here meaning the two lateral portions of the lower jaw] combine, (JK, S, Msb, K,) at their lower part: (K:) it is of a man (S, Msb) [and of a beast]: also pronounced with kesr (ISd, K) to the ذ [i. e. ذِقَنٌ ]: (TK:) of the masc. gender, (Lh, K,) only: (Lh, TA:) pl. أَذْقَانٌ , (Msb, K,) a pl. of pauc.; and the pl. of mult. is ذُقُونٌ . (Msb.) Hence, (K,) مُثْقَلٌ ٱسْتَعَانَ بِذَقَنِهِ [A heavily-burdened, or overburdened, camel sought to help himself to rise by means of his chin]: (S, M, K:) a prov., applied to a low, base, or mean, and weak man, who seeks to help himself by means of another man like himself; (S;) or to him who seeks to help himself by means of one who has no power of defending, and by means of one more low, base, or mean, and weak, than he: (M:) or to him who seeks to help himself by means of one less than he: (K:) originating from the fact that a camel laden with a heavy load, and unable to rise, bears with his chin upon the ground. (S, K.) You say also, خِرُّوا لِأَذْقَانِهِمْ [They fell down prostrate, with their chins to the ground: see the Kur xvii. 108 and 109]: and [hence,] عَصَفَتْ رِيحٌ فَخَرَّتِ الأَشْجَارُ لِلْأَذْقَانِ [A wind blew violently, so that the trees fell, or bent themselves down to the ground]: (A in art. خر :) and هَبّتِ الرِّيحُ فَكَبَّتِ الشَّجَرَ عَلَى أَذْقَانِهَا [The wind blew, and overturned, or threw down, or bent down, the trees]: and, of a stone, كَبَّهُ السَّيْلُ لِذَقَنِهِ The torrent overturned it. (TA.) The hair that grows upon the chin: used in this sense by the vulgar; and said by Esh-Shiháb El-Khafajee, in the “ Shifá el-Ghaleel, ” to be post-classical: Z says, in the “ Rabeea el-Abrár, ” that it signifies the beard in the language of the Nabathæans. (TA.)
Nounذِقَنٌ1 sense

Core sense — the chingenerated

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See the preceding entry, first sentence.

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: see the next preceding paragraph, first sentence.
Nounذَقَنَى1 sense

Core sense — a bucket whose lip inclines to one sidegenerated

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See the entry that follows.

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: see the paragraph next following.
Nounذَقُونٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a she-camel that relaxes her chin in going along; a bucket with an inclining lipgenerated

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A she-camel that relaxes her chin [so as to make her lower lip hang down] in going along; or that moves her head about in going along; or that stretches her steps and moves her head about out of strength and briskness or liveliness in going along. Plural ذُقُنٌ.

ذَاقِنَةٌ, applied to a she-camel, means the same as ذَقُونٌ.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferreda bucket [of leather] sewed so that its lip inclines to one side—دَلْوٌ ذَقُونٌ

Er-Rāghib: a large bucket inclining to one side.

a bucket with an inclining lip—ذَلْوٌ ذَقَنَى
a bucket with an addition made to one of its two sides, so that it inclines to one side—دَلْوٌ ذَقْنَآءُ
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A she-camel that relaxes her chin [so as to make her lower lip hang down] in going along: (S, K:) or that moves about her head in going along: (JK:) or that stretches her steps, and moves about her head, by reason of strength, and briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness, in going along: (A, TA:) pl. ذُقُنٌ : (TA:) and ذَاقِنَةٌ , applied to a she-camel, signifies the same as ذَقُونٌ . (IAar, TA.) دَلْوٌ ذَقُونٌ A bucket [of leather] which one has sewed in such a manner that its lip inclines on one side: (S, K:) or a large bucket inclining on one side: (Er-Rághib, TA:) and ذَلْوٌ ذَقَنَى a bucket with an inclining lip: (IB, TA:) and دَلْوٌ ذَقْنَآءُ a bucket that has had an addition made to one of its two sides, and consequently inclines on one side. (JK.)
Nounالذَّاقِنَةُ2 senses

Core sense — the part beneath the chin; the head of the windpipegenerated

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The part beneath the ذَقَن [or chin]; or the part of the breast that is reached by the ذَقَن, or by the ذَقَن [itself]; or the head of the حُلْقُوم [or windpipe]; or the prominent extremity of the حلقوم.

A'Obeyd and AA explain it in this last way in the saying of 'Áïsheh: “[The Prophet died] between my حَاقِنَة and my ذَاقِنَة.” [See الحَاقِنَةُ.]

Or the تَرْقُوٓة [or collar-bone; or it may here mean the fore part of the throat, next the chest; or the uppermost part of the chest]; but in the M this is an explanation of الحَاقِنَةُ.

Or the lower part of the belly, next the navel; but this too is given as an explanation of الحاقنة by ISd and by Z.

Or the pit of the uppermost part of the breast, or chest; or the upper part of the belly; and the stomach. Plural ذَوَاقِنُ. [See also الحَاقِنَةُ.]

Hence the proverb لَأُلْحِقَنَّ حَوَاقِنَكَ بَذَوَاقِنِكَ [explained in art. حقن].

Az says that الذَّوَاقِنُ means the lower part of the belly.

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See also ذَقُونٌ.

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The part beneath the ذَقَن [or chin]: (K:) or the part, of the breast, that is reached by the ذَقَن : or the ذَقَن [itself]: (TA:) or the head of the حُلْقُوم [or windpipe]: (K:) or the prominent extremity of the حلقوم : (S, K:) thus explained by A'Obeyd and AA in the saying of 'Áïsheh, “ [The Prophet died] between my حَاقِنَة and my ذَاقِنَة : ” (TA: [see الحَاقِنَةُ :]) or the تَرْقُوٓة [ or collar-bone; or it may here mean the fore part of the throat, next the chest; or the uppermost part of the chest]: (K:) but this, in the M, is an explanation of الحَاقِنَةُ : (TA:) or the lower part of the belly, next the navel: (K:) but this, also, is given as an explanation of الحاقنة , by ISd and by Z: (TA:) or the pit of the uppermost part of the breast, or chest: or the upper part of the belly: (K:) and the stomach: (JK:) pl. ذَوَاقِنُ . (S, TA.) [See also الحَاقِنَةُ .] Hence the prov., لَأُلْحِقَنَّ حَوَاقِنَكَ بَذَوَاقِنِكَ [explained in art. حقن ]: الذَّوَاقِنُ , accord. to Az, means the lower part of the belly. (S.) See also ذَقُونٌ .
Nounأَذْقَنٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a man long in the chin; having the sides of the mouth wrygenerated

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A man long in the ذَقَن [or chin]; and so [the feminine] ذَقْنَآءُ, applied to a woman.

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And a man having the two sides of the mouth inclining, or wry.

1.2figurative · مجازhaving the جَهَاز [or pudendum] inclining, or wry, applied to a woman—ذَقْنَآءُ

[Hence, apparently.] Said by way of comparison.

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دَلْوٌ ذَقْنَآءُ: see ذَقُونٌ.

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A man long in the ذَقَن [or chin]: and so [the fem.] ذَقْنَآءُ applied to a woman. (K.) And A man having the two sides of the mouth inclining, or wry. (JK.) And [hence, app.,] ذَقْنَآءُ , (K, TA,) applied to a woman, by way of comparison, (TA,) Having the جَهَاز [or pudendum] inclining, or wry. (K, TA.) دَلْوٌ ذَقْنَآءُ : see ذَقُونٌ .