Quranic root
ضغن
ḍ · gh · n
The root centers on covering or holding something in an oblique or crooked posture, with a generally negative or withholding coloration.
Its lexical branches extend to concealed rancour, inclination or yearning, crookedness and resistant behavior, and holding or wrapping something close to the body. The Quranic noun represents the branch of inward hostility.
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- Lane · entry 17843
- Lane · entry 17845
- Lane · entry 17846
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Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
ضِغْنٌ
ḍighnun
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 2 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
Deep rancour, malice, enmity, or hatred held in the heart.
Quranically attested in the plural أَضْغَانَ, including hostility concealed or held inwardly; the attached pronouns vary by context.
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- Mufradāt · row 876
Selected Quran examples
Quran 47:29word 11
“their hatred”
Quran 47:37word 6
“your hatred”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
View all 2 occurrencesBroader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 18 Classical meanings
ضَغِنَ
To be or become affected with rancour, malice, spite, or enmity.
Said of a person or of the bosom as the seat of such feelings.
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ضَغِنَ
To incline or lean toward someone, against someone, or toward worldly things.
The direction of inclination is expressed by the accompanying preposition.
- Lane · entry 17843
ضَغِنَ
To become crooked.
Used tropically of a spear-shaft.
- Lane · entry 17843
ضَغِنَ
To feel desire, yearning, or longing of the soul.
A distinct affective use from rancour and physical inclination.
- Lane · entry 17843
تَضَاغُنٌ
Mutual rancour, malice, spite, or enmity.
Describes reciprocal hostile feeling held by two or more parties.
- Lane · entry 17844
اِضْطَغَنَ
To conceive or conceal rancour, malice, or spite against someone.
The hostile feeling is represented as being kept within the heart.
- Lane · entry 17845
اِضْطَغَنَ
To take or carry a thing, weapon, or child beneath the armpit or in the bosom.
Used for holding an object close against the side or carrying a child in the bosom.
- Lane · entry 17845
الاِضْطِغَانُ
The wrapping or tucking of a garment around the body.
Specifically, a manner of putting part of the garment beneath the arms and drawing it together.
- Lane · entry 17845
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ضِغْنٌ
Difficulty of disposition in a beast.
A conventional description of an animal that is difficult or troublesome in temperament.
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ضِغْنٌ
Inclination toward someone.
A nominal expression for personal leaning or attachment.
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ضِغْنٌ
Desire, yearning, or longing of the soul.
May describe an animal's pull toward its accustomed home and companions, and may be used metaphorically of women.
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ضِغْنٌ
A side, region, quarter, or tract; specifically, the foot or lowest part of a mountain.
The mountain sense denotes its lower side or base.
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ضَغِنٌ
Rancorous, malicious, spiteful, or enmity-bearing.
An adjectival description of one affected by hostile feeling.
- Lane · entry 17847
ضَغِنٌ
Crooked.
Used tropically of a crooked spear-shaft.
- Lane · entry 17847
ضَغُونٌ
A horse or mare that runs by reverting from the state or course it had been following.
An equine term describing a return or deviation from the prior running state or course.
- Lane · entry 17848
الضَّغِينِيُّ
A lion.
A designation explained by association with rancour or fierceness.
- Lane · entry 17851
ضَاغِنٌ
A horse that does not exert its full running power unless beaten.
An equine description of reluctance to run at full strength.
- Lane · entry 17852
مُضَاغِنٌ
One who treats or regards another, especially a brother, with rancour, malice, spite, or enmity.
The expression can imply reciprocal hostile treatment between the parties.
- Lane · entry 17853
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The Quranic form is attested only as the inflected plural أَضْغَانَ; the public headword is normalized to the singular citation form ضِغْنٌ.
The Form VIII classical headword is normalized as اِضْطَغَنَ; the Lane heading records the orthographic variant إِضْتَغَنَ while its lexical examples use اضطغن.