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دَانَ

Root: دون

Form: 1

Full Definition

دَانَI , Present.T يَدُونُ, Verbal.Noun دَوْنٌ; and أُدِينَ , with damm, Verbal.Noun إِدَانَةٌ; He, or it, was, or became, such as is termed دُونٌ; [i. e.] low, base, vile, &c.: or weak: mentioned by Er-Rághib on the authority of IKt: so say some: but accord. to others, دُونٌ has no verb. لَمْ يَدُنْ, or لم يُدَنْ, at the end of a verse of 'Adee, as some relate it, [perhaps the only authority for these two verbs,] is accord. to others لم يدَنّْ, from دَنَّى meaning “ he, or it, was, or became, weak. ”
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