دُهْنٌ
Root: دهن
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دُهْنٌ
Oil, &c., [i. e. grease of any kind,] or دُهْن [i. e. oil] of sesame &c., with which one anoints, [or greases,] or moistens, the head or mustache, or the hair &c., or the head &c.: it is well known: and
دُهْنَةٌ signifies a portion thereof: [or this latter, being the n. un., signifies a particular oil or kind of oil; like as the former does when it is prefixed to another noun:] you say دُهْنُ البَانِ (S and Mgh and Msb in art. بون) and دُهْنَةُ بَانٍ [both meaning oil of ben]: the pl. (of دُهْنٌ, S, Msb, and Bd in lv. 37) is دِهَانٌ and أَدْهَانٌ; [the latter a pl. of pauc.; both pls. signifying kinds of oil &c.;] or
signifies that with which one anoints; or it has this signification also: you say, دَهَنْتُهُ بِالدِّهَانِ [meaning I anointed him with oils or with ointment]: (S, in which this is mentioned as an ex. of the pl. of دُهْنٌ:) and hence the prov. كَالدِّهَانِ عَلَى الوَبَرِ
Like [ointment or] that with which one anoints [upon fur, or soft hair]. [See also دِهَانٌ below.]
2 Also
def.2 And A vertigo (دُوَار) that affects the camel.
2 Also
def.2 And A vertigo (دُوَار) that affects the camel.
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