Edward William Lane, An Arabic-English Lexicon, ض

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ضِغْنٌ ذ [said by some to be an inf. n.: (see 1:)] Rancour, malevolence, malice, or spite; (S, Msb, K;) as also ↓ ضَغِينَةٌ : (S, K:) or both signify vehement rancour &c.; and enmity; and violent hatred: (TA:) the pl. of the former is أَضْغَانٌ; (MA, Msb;) and that of ↓ the latter is ضَغَائِنُ, (MA,) and ↓ ضَغِينٌ may be a pl. of ضَغِينَةٌ, [or rather a coll. gen. n.,] or the ة may be elided by poetic license; or these two may be dial. vars., like حُقٌّ and حُقَّةٌ [accord. to some], and بَيَاضٌ and بَيَاضَةٌ. (TA.) One says, when he has sought to gain a person's good will, or approval, سَلَلْتُ ضِغْنَ فُلَانٍ and ↓ ضَغِينَتَهُ [I drew forth the rancour, &c., of such a one]. (TA.) And a woman who hates her husband is said to be ذَاتُ ضِغْنٍ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا [One who has a feeling of rancour, &c., against her husband]. (TA.) ― -b2- And Difficulty of disposition in a beast: so in the phrase ذَاتُ ضِغْنٍ [A beast (دَابَّةٌ) having a difficult disposition]. (TA.) See also the phrase ذَاتُ شَغْبٍ وَضِغْنٍ, applied to a she-ass, in art. شغب. ― -b3- And Inclination. (S, K.) One says, ضِغْنِى إِِلَى فُلَانٍ My inclination is towards such a one. (S.) ― -b4- And Desire; or yearning or longing of the soul. (K, TA.) One says نَاقَةٌ ذَاتُ ضِغْنٍ meaning A she-camel yearning towards, or longing for, her home, or accustomed place, (S, TA,) and her mates. (S. [See a verse cited voce رِفَاقٌ.]) And sometimes ضِغْنٌ is thus used, metaphorically, in relation to women. (TA.) -A2- Also A side; or a region, quarter, or tract; syn. نَاحِيَةٌ. (K.) ― -b2- And The إِِبْط [i. e. foot, bottom, or lowest part,] of a mountain: thus correctly, as in the “ Nawádir: ” in the copies of the K, الجَمَل is erroneously put for الجَبَل. (TA.)