ذقن
Arabic
Etymology 1
From ذ ق ن (ḏ q n), from Proto-Semitic *ḏaḳan- (“beard”). Compare Hebrew זָקָן (zāqān) and Ugaritic 𐎄𐎖𐎐 (dqn).
Pronunciation
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Noun
ذَقَن or ذِقْن • (ḏaqan or ḏiqn) m (plural أَذْقَان (ʔaḏqān) or ذُقُون (ḏuqūn))
- chin
- (by extension, Modern Standard Arabic) beard on the chin; goatee
- Synonym: عُثْنُون (ʕuṯnūn, “goatee”)
- (Modern Standard Arabic, proscribed and dialectal) beard
- Synonym: لِحْيَة (liḥya)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | ذَقَن; ذِقْن ḏaqan; ḏiqn |
الذَّقَن; الذِّقْن aḏ-ḏaqan; aḏ-ḏiqn |
ذَقَن; ذِقْن ḏaqan; ḏiqn |
| nominative | ذَقَنٌ; ذِقْنٌ ḏaqanun; ḏiqnun |
الذَّقَنُ; الذِّقْنُ aḏ-ḏaqanu; aḏ-ḏiqnu |
ذَقَنُ; ذِقْنُ ḏaqanu; ḏiqnu |
| accusative | ذَقَنًا; ذِقْنًا ḏaqanan; ḏiqnan |
الذَّقَنَ; الذِّقْنَ aḏ-ḏaqana; aḏ-ḏiqna |
ذَقَنَ; ذِقْنَ ḏaqana; ḏiqna |
| genitive | ذَقَنٍ; ذِقْنٍ ḏaqanin; ḏiqnin |
الذَّقَنِ; الذِّقْنِ aḏ-ḏaqani; aḏ-ḏiqni |
ذَقَنِ; ذِقْنِ ḏaqani; ḏiqni |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | ذَقَنَيْن; ذِقْنَيْن ḏaqanayn; ḏiqnayn |
الذَّقَنَيْن; الذِّقْنَيْن aḏ-ḏaqanayn; aḏ-ḏiqnayn |
ذَقَنَيْ; ذِقْنَيْ ḏaqanay; ḏiqnay |
| nominative | ذَقَنَانِ; ذِقْنَانِ ḏaqanāni; ḏiqnāni |
الذَّقَنَانِ; الذِّقْنَانِ aḏ-ḏaqanāni; aḏ-ḏiqnāni |
ذَقَنَا; ذِقْنَا ḏaqanā; ḏiqnā |
| accusative | ذَقَنَيْنِ; ذِقْنَيْنِ ḏaqanayni; ḏiqnayni |
الذَّقَنَيْنِ; الذِّقْنَيْنِ aḏ-ḏaqanayni; aḏ-ḏiqnayni |
ذَقَنَيْ; ذِقْنَيْ ḏaqanay; ḏiqnay |
| genitive | ذَقَنَيْنِ; ذِقْنَيْنِ ḏaqanayni; ḏiqnayni |
الذَّقَنَيْنِ; الذِّقْنَيْنِ aḏ-ḏaqanayni; aḏ-ḏiqnayni |
ذَقَنَيْ; ذِقْنَيْ ḏaqanay; ḏiqnay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَذْقَان; ذُقُون ʔaḏqān; ḏuqūn |
الْأَذْقَان; الذُّقُون al-ʔaḏqān; aḏ-ḏuqūn |
أَذْقَان; ذُقُون ʔaḏqān; ḏuqūn |
| nominative | أَذْقَانٌ; ذُقُونٌ ʔaḏqānun; ḏuqūnun |
الْأَذْقَانُ; الذُّقُونُ al-ʔaḏqānu; aḏ-ḏuqūnu |
أَذْقَانُ; ذُقُونُ ʔaḏqānu; ḏuqūnu |
| accusative | أَذْقَانًا; ذُقُونًا ʔaḏqānan; ḏuqūnan |
الْأَذْقَانَ; الذُّقُونَ al-ʔaḏqāna; aḏ-ḏuqūna |
أَذْقَانَ; ذُقُونَ ʔaḏqāna; ḏuqūna |
| genitive | أَذْقَانٍ; ذُقُونٍ ʔaḏqānin; ḏuqūnin |
الْأَذْقَانِ; الذُّقُونِ al-ʔaḏqāni; aḏ-ḏuqūni |
أَذْقَانِ; ذُقُونِ ʔaḏqāni; ḏuqūni |
Etymology 2
Verb
ذقن (form I)
- ذُقْنَ (ḏuqna) /ðuq.na/: inflection of ذَاقَ (ḏāqa):
- third-person feminine plural past active
- second-person feminine plural imperative
- ذِقْنَ (ḏiqna) /ðiq.na/: third-person feminine plural past passive of ذَاقَ (ḏāqa)
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.ɡin/, /ði.ɡin/
Noun
ذقن • (digin or ḏigin) m (construct state ذقن (dign), plural ذقون (dugūn))