The triliteral root ḍād hamza nūn (ض أ ن) occurs only once in the Quran, as the noun ḍan (ضَّأْن). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
(6:143:4) l-ḍani | the sheep | ثَمَانِيَةَ أَزْوَاجٍ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ الْمَعْزِ اثْنَيْنِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary